The Holy Father Benedict XVI today received in private audience Cardinal José Saraiva Martins C.M.F., prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, and authorized the promulgation of the decree concerning a miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed Damien de Veuster, a Belgian professed priest of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary; he was born in Tremeloo (Belgium) on January 3, 1840 and died in Molokai, Hawaii (USA) on April 15, 1889.
This is one step further toward his canonization. Now we only have to wait for the Holy Father to announce the date in a Consistory. It is not yet known when the Consistory will take place.
07/03/2008