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Missionaries killed in Ecuador and Indian bishop declared venerable

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Mons.Alejandro Labaka Ugarte e Inés Arango Velásquez

Mons. Alejandro Labaka Ugarte e Inés Arango Velásquez

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I.Media - published on 05/23/25
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A missionary bishop and the sister who accompanied him, slain in Ecuador, and an Indian bishop who strove to overcome conflict in his diocese, now venerable.

On the morning of May 22, 2025, Pope Leo XIV received Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, in an audience. During the meeting, he authorized the publication of three decrees marking steps toward the beatification of three figures who died in the 20th century. These include a bishop and a nun killed in Ecuador in 1987. “Servants of God” up to now, the three are now “venerable.”

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