Por Ángela Reyes Haczek, CNN en Español Venezuela celebra a quien se convertirá en su primer santo: el beato José Gregorio Hernández, conocido como el “médico de los pobres”, a quien el papa Francisco
A man revered by millions as the “doctor of the poor” will be the first saint from Venezuela after Pope Francis approved a decree Tuesday. A date for the canonization of Dr. José Gregorio Hernández, who died in 1919,
A man looks up at a statue of José Gregorio Hernandez in Valencia, Venezuela, honoring the physician known as "the Doctor of the Poor" who was canonized by Pope Francis
Venezuela will have a Saint for the first time and devotees all over the country are in a frenzy of happiness.
Venezuela will soon have its first saint, after ailing Pope Francis on Tuesday canonized a physician who died more than 100 years ago, revered for his selfless service during a previous pandemic.
Kapaun is one of five servants of God who will be proclaimed venerable by the Catholic Church. Renowned Korean War military chaplain and Kansas native Emil Joseph Kapaun was declared “venerable” by Pope Francis on Tuesday.