May 03, 2021
CWN Editor s Note: In the remarks that followed his May 2 Regina Caeli address, Pope Francis expressed sorrow over the Meron stampede and paid tribute to Blessed José Gregorio Hernández (1864-1919), a newly beatified Venezuelan physician and Third Order Franciscan.
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Left: Born in the village of Isnotú, Hernández studied in Paris, Berlin, Madrid, and New York.
Right: A worker rebuilds an altar to Hernández in La Candelaria church in Caracas days before the beatification of the doctor.
Photograph via Alamy
Hernández is now the first Venezuelan layman to be beatified a milestone that comes 72 years after his sainthood petition was first launched. It’s a rare ray of light for the country, which has been in the midst of a political and economic crisis for years and has been hard-hit by the coronavirus pandemic.
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10 hours ago by Tim Padgett (WLRN )
A Venezuelan woman prays to a mural of Jose Gregorio Hernandez on a street in Caracas this month.
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The Vatican on Friday will beatify Dr. José Gregorio Hernández, whose work for the needy is an inspiration to fellow Venezuelans during their humanitarian crisis.
The Venezuelan most Venezuelans consider a saint wasn’t a priest. He was a doctor: José Gregorio Hernández.