Pope Benedict XVI will preside at the canonization of three new saints on October 23.
At a public consistory on February 21, the Pope announced plans for the canonization of:
At a public consistory on February 21, the Pope announced plans for the canonization of:
- Blessed Guido Maria Conforti (1865-1931), who was Archbishop of Parma, Italy and founder of the Xaverian Missionaries;
- Blessed Luigi Guanella (1842-1915), an Italian priest who founded the Servants of Charity and the Daughters of Our Lady of Providence; and
- Blessed Bonifacia Rodriguez Castro (1837-1905), the Spanish founder of the Congregation of the Sisters Servants of Saint Joseph. (CatholicCulture.org)