Vatican City, Feb 18, 2019 / 15:17 pm
The Vatican has announced the opening of canonization causes for two contemporary women, both of whom died in the 21st century. One, Enrica Onorante in Michisanti, was a lay woman and mother; the other, Mother Maria Bernardetta of the Immaculate, was a professed religious sister.
In an edict published in L'Osservatore Romano, the official newspaper of the Vatican, Onorante ("in Michisanti" denotes her husband's surname) is described as a lay woman and mother who became known for her charitable work with developing countries.
While her life, from childhood, was marked by "a number of trials," she was known for facing them "with trust in Divine Providence," the edict states.
"A profound life of prayer enabled her to internalize her physical and moral suffering and spurred her to offer herself as a 'living victim', wholly abandoning herself to God's will," it adds.