CNA Staff, May 7, 2020 / 06:00 am
The sainthood causes of St. John Paul II's parents were formally opened in Poland Thursday.
A ceremony launching the causes of Karol and Emilia Wojtyła took place at the Basilica of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Wadowice, John Paul II's birthplace, May 7.
At the ceremony, the Archdiocese of Kraków officially formed the tribunals that will seek evidence that the Polish pope's parents lived lives of heroic virtue, enjoy a reputation for holiness and are regarded as intercessors.
After the tribunals' first session, Kraków Archbishop Marek Jędraszewski presided at a Mass, which was broadcast via livestream amid Poland's coronavirus lockdown.