Miracle approved, beatification looms for Cardinal Wyszynski
October 03, 2019
The Vatican has approved the authenticity of a miracle through the intercession of Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski, clearing the way for his beatification.
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As Archbishop of Warsaw from 1948 until his death in 1981, and primate of Poland, Cardinal Wyszynski was a focal point of Catholic resistance to Communism. He was also influential in the rise of Pope John Paul II to a position of leadership in the Polish Church and eventually the Holy See.
The miracle attributed to the Polish cardinal’s intercession was the inexplicable healing of a young woman who had terminal cancer.
In other decrees made public on October 3, the Congregation for the Causes of Saints also:
—announced the approval of miracles through the intercession of Francesco Mottola (1901—1969), an Italian priest; and Alessandra Sabattini (1961—1984), an Italian lay woman.
—recognized the martyrdom of Juan Roig y Diggle, killed in the Spanish civil war; and Archbishop Augusto Cesare Bertazzoni, who died in Italy in 1972.
—proclaimed the “heroic virtue” of Francisca del Nino Jesus (born Maria Nativida Sanchez Villoria), a Spanish religious.
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