An image of Blessed MarÌa Carmen Rendiles is at the entrance of her museum in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, March 31, 2025. Pope Francis approved the canonization of Venezuela first female Saint ...

"What we do know," said Brazilian-born theologian Leonardo Boff, "is that he's a North American with a Latin American soul." ...

Venezuela will have its first female saint after approval from Pope Francis Updated March 31, 2025 5:10 p.m. An image of Blessed María Carmen Rendiles stands at the entrance of her museum in ...

Blessed María Carmen Rendiles is set to become Venezuela’s first female Catholic saint. Pope Francis paved the way Monday after authorizing a decree regarding a miracle attributed to Rendiles ...

Parolin previously served as deputy foreign minister under Pope Benedict, who in 2009 appointed him the Vatican's ambassador in Venezuela, where he defended the Church against moves to weaken it ...

In Venezuela, a crowd gathered for a mass on Monday to honor Francis in Valencia, about two hours west of Caracas, called by the area’s archbishop, Monsignor Jesús González de Zárate, who is ...

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela is set to have its first female saint following approval from Pope Francis. On Monday, he paved the way for the canonization of Blessed María Carmen Rendiles ...

Earlier this year, Pope Francis approved the canonization of Blessed José Gregorio Hernández (born Oct. 26, 1864), known as “the poor’s doctor,” the first Venezuelan layperson to be beatified.