Rorate Caeli

Pius XII to be beatified
(and John Paul II, too)


The Pope today authorized the Congregation for the Causes of Saints to promulgate the decrees recognizing the heroic virtues of the Servants of God Pius XII (Eugenio Pacelli) and John Paul II (Karol Wojtyła). The recognition of a miracle is the only step needed for a beatification.
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The Pope also recognized the martyrdom of Father Jerzy (George) Popiełuszko, killed by the Communists in 1984.