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A painting of José Gregorio Hernández is displayed by the main door at the Church of Colegio La Salle in Caracas, Venezuela, April 28, 2021, during preparations for his April 30 beatification. (CNS photo/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria, Reuters) When Venezuelans get sick it is typical for us to ask José Gregorio Hernández to intercede for us. From our youngest days, we are told about how this good and generous doctor showed special care for the poorest in our society. More than four million people have been forced to emigrate from Venezuela since the socialist-inspired revolution in 1999, esca...

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. The above note supplements, highlights, or corrects details in the original source (link above). About CWN news coverage.   Sound Off! CatholicCulture.org supporters weigh in. All comments are moderated. To lighten our editing burden, only current donors are allowed to Sound Off. If you are a current donor, log i...

In Venezuela, a quest for sainthood offers proof of miracles Amy McKeever © Photograph by Manu Quintero A man makes a sign of the cross in front of a painting of José Gregorio Hernández in the Esperanza neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela April 25, 2021. The slim mustachioed man’s presence hung over Caracas last week—in makeshift shrines at local hospitals, on murals painted on city walls, and within the crowd of Venezuelans of all ages cheering, crying, applauding after a ceremony unfolded that put the beloved “doctor of the poor” on a solid path to sainthood—tr...

Please be respectful of copyright. Unauthorized use is prohibited. Please be respectful of copyright. Unauthorized use is prohibited. Please be respectful of copyright. Unauthorized use is prohibited. 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 ...

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. Stay tuned in to our local news coverage: Listen to 90.7 WMFE on your FM or HD radio, the WMFE mobile app or your smart speaker — say “Alexa, play NPR” and you’ll be connected. 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...