6 Servants of God declared venerable

October 26, 2026

Pope Leo XIV approved decrees recognizing the heroic virtues of six Servants of God, all of whom lived in the twentieth century.

The six, who may now be styled venerable, are:

• Bishop Oreste Marengo, S.D.B. (1906-1998), an Italian missionary bishop in India
• Bishop Friedrich Kaiser Depel, M.S.C. (1903-1993), a German missionary in Peru, and founder of the Missionary Sisters of Jesus, Word and Victim
• Father Domenico Pogliani (1838-1921), a diocesan priest and founder of the Holy Family Institute in Milan, Italy
• Father Alessandro Vitetti (1915-1995), a priest of the Archdiocese of Catanzaro-Squillace, Italy
• Brother Daniele of San Giovanni Rotondo, O.F.M. Cap. (1919-1994), a confrère and spiritual son of Padre Pio
• Margarita (Luminosa) Bavosi (1941-1985), an Argentine consecrated laywoman of the Focolare movement

 

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Further information:

• Promulgation of Decrees of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints (Holy See Press Office, 10/24/26)
• Pope Leo recognises heroic virtues of six new Venerables (Vatican News, 10/24/26)