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Pope Leo recognises heroic virtues of six new Venerables

Vatican News·Oct 24, 2026 · 9:18 AM CT
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Pope Leo XIV has recognized the heroic virtues of six Servants of God, declaring them Venerable after an audience Oct. 24 with Cardinal Marcello Semeraro of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints. They include Friedrich Kaiser Depel, the first prelate of Caravelí in Peru; Salesian bishop Oreste Marengo, who served in India; Focolare laywoman Margarita Bavosi; and Capuchin friar Daniele of San Giovanni Rotondo, a spiritual son of St. Pio.

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