Pope Leo XIV greets the Venezuelan delegation present at the canonization of Creole saints

Published at: 19/10/2025 09:24 AM

This Sunday, October 19, Pope Leo XIV, after the canonization of the Doctor of the Poor, José Gregorio Hernández Cisneros, and mother Carmen Rendiles, greeted the Venezuelan delegation that attended this event.

“I address my greetings to all of you who have been part of this celebration, which has been a great celebration of holiness. I thank the cardinals, bishops and the various delegations such as those of Armenia and Venezuela, which are the most numerous,” he said.

The Pope also declared and defined the blessed martyrs María Troncatti, Vicenta María Poloni, Bartolo Longo, Monsignor Ignacio Maloyan, Pedro To Rot, José Gregorio Hernández Cisneros and Carmen Rendiles as saints and entered them in the catalog of saints.

Mazo News Team