Blessed María Carmen Rendiles is set to become Venezuela’s first female Catholic saint. Pope Francis paved the way Monday after authorizing a decree regarding a miracle attributed to Rendiles ...

Catholic leaders in Venezuela requested her canonization in 1995. She was beatified in 2018. A date for the canonization ceremony has yet to be announced. The Catholic bishops conference of ...

Catholic leaders in Venezuela requested her canonization in ... Another Venezuelan saint Earlier this year, Pope Francis approved the canonization of Blessed José Gregorio Hernández (born ...

Catholic leaders in Venezuela requested her canonization in ... Another Venezuelan saint Earlier this year, Pope Francis approved the canonization of Blessed José Gregorio Hernández (born ...

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela is set to have its first female saint following approval from ... In 1961, supported by the local Catholic hierarchy, she founded an autonomous congregation.