VATICAN CITY (CNS) Pope Francis signed a decree recognizing a miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed Titus Brandsma, clearing the way for the canonization of the 20th-century martyr murdered at the Dachau concentration camp.
Pope Francis cleared the way for the canonization of a 20th-century martyr, the Dutch Carmelite friar Blessed Titus Brandsma, murdered by the Nazis for defending Jews and press freedom. Several other causes were also approved.