Pope Leo XIV to Canonize Seven New Saints | EWTN News Nightly

Pope Leo XIV's Second Canonization

• 💡 Pope Leo XIV is preparing to canonize seven new saints during a solemn Mass in St. Peter's Square.
• 🎯 This event follows just a month and a half after the canonizations of Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati.
• 🌍 The new saints include four men and three women from diverse backgrounds, representing missionaries, martyrs, laypeople, and religious from Papua New Guinea, Venezuela, Turkey, and Italy.

Unique Journeys to Sainthood

• 🔑 Each of the soon-to-be saints followed a unique and often non-linear path to canonization.
• 🌱 Their stories highlight a significant cross-section of the Church's universality and varied forms of devotion and sacrifice.

Bartolo Longo: Apostle of the Rosary

• ⛪ Bartolo Longo underwent a profound conversion, transforming from a former satanic priest to the "apostle of the rosary" in Italy.
• 🙏 His devotion to the rosary inspired St. John Paul II to deepen the Church's contemplation of its mysteries, particularly the luminous mysteries.
• 💖 Longo is also recognized for his tremendous conversion of life and dedication to the vulnerable.

Venezuelan Healers and Martyrs

• 🇻🇪 José Gregorio Hernández Cisneros, known as the "doctor of the poor," dedicated his life to the needy and is attributed with healing a young girl from a gunshot wound.
• 🏥 Maria del Monte Carmelo Rendiles Martinez (Mother Carmen Rendiles) is credited with the instantaneous healing of a Venezuelan doctor and a young woman with a grave illness.

Martyrs for Faith and Principle

• 🇵🇬 Peter To Rot, the first saint from Papua New Guinea, was a pastoral guide during World War II's Japanese occupation and was martyred in 1945 for defending the sanctity of marriage against imposed polygamy.
• 🇦🇲 Ignatio Maloyan, an Armenian Catholic Archbishop, was arrested and killed during World War I for refusing to renounce his Christian faith amidst the Ottoman government's actions against Armenians, leading to his canonization as a martyr without a miracle.