Pope Benedict XVI announced on this feast of Pentecost that he will officially proclaim Saints Hildegard of Bingen and John of Avila Doctors of the Church on October 7, first day of the ordinary assembly of the Synod of Bishops during the "Year of Faith". (First mentions by us: Saint John of Avila, May 5, 2011; Saint Hildegard, Dec. 15, 2011.)
