CARACAS, Venezuela — A man revered by millions ... hope,” the Archdiocese of Caracas said in a statement. “The Catholic Church recognizes his life of holiness, accompanied by a universal ...

Dr. Jose Gregorio Hernandez — known as the "doctor of the poor" — will soon become Venezuela's first saint. Pope Francis, the first South American pope, signed the decree for the canonization of Hernadez from a hospital in Rome on Tuesday. A date for his canonization has not been set.

Venezuela will soon have its first saint ... His beatification was made possible after a "miracle" attributed to him was recognized by the Church -- the recovery of a 10-year-old girl who had been shot in the head in 2017. Doctors had said she would ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Figurines depicting physician Jose Gregorio Hernandez are displayed for sale at a church in Caracas ...

“The Catholic Church recognises his life of holiness ... Hernandez, born on October 26, 1864, in the western Venezuela town of Isnotu, never married and graduated as a doctor in Caracas ...

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP ... love and hope,” the Archdiocese of Caracas said in a statement. “The Catholic Church recognizes his life of holiness, accompanied by a universal devotion ...