Pope Francis, hospitalized in "critical" condition, authorized the canonization of the ″doctor of the poor″ Jose Gregorio Hernandez, who will become Venezuela's first saint, the Venezuelan ...

CARACAS, Venezuela -- Venezuela is set to have its first female saint following approval from Pope Francis. On Monday, he ...

Not only will the pioneering physician and lay Catholic be the first Venezuelan-born saint, but it will also be the officialization of a devotion that has deep social roots in Venezuelan society.

A man revered by millions as the “doctor of the poor” will be the first saint from Venezuela after Pope Francis approved a decree Tuesday. A date for the canonization of Dr. José Gregorio ...

Figurines depicting physician Jose Gregorio Hernandez are displayed ... of the poor", making him Venezuela's first saint. (AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez) 32,951 people played the daily Crossword ...

CARACAS, Venezuela — A man revered by millions as the “doctor of the poor” will be the first saint from Venezuela ... for the canonization of Dr. José Gregorio Hernández, who died in ...