Pope Francis smiles and holds on tight as the popemobile drives up a steep ramp to the stage in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican for the pope's weekly general audience Sept. 13, 2023. (CNS photo ...

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.

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A date for the canonization of Dr. José Gregorio Hernández, who died in 1919, has not been set. CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A man revered by millions as the “doctor ...

COMMENTARY: Pope Francis June 19 approved a miracle attributed to intervention of the Dr. Jose Gregorio Hernandez (1864-1919), paving the way for his beatification.

Venezuelans on Friday celebrated the beatification of Jose Gregorio Hernandez, a medic who became known as the "doctor of the poor" while treating the ill during the Spanish flu pandemic in the ...

Figurines depicting physician Jose Gregorio Hernandez are displayed for sale at a church in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, after Pope Francis approved the canonization of the ...

Figurines depicting physician Jose Gregorio Hernandez are displayed for sale at a church in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, after Pope Francis approved the canonization of the ...