Pope Leo XIV Honors Missionary Killed in Amazon After Expulsion From Communist China

Pope Leo XIV recognized Monsignor Alejandro Labaca Ugarte, Sister Inés Arango Velásquez, and Bishop Matthew Makil as Venerables.

RELIGION. Father Costa de Beauregard was beatified on 17 May. It is the first cause of canonization approved by Pope Leo XIV. But it does not please everyone...

Pope Promotes Sainthood Cause of Two Missionaries Killed While Trying to Protect Indigenous Peoples in Ecuador Spanish, Pope Leo XIV, World | 05/29/2025 By: Our Sunday Visitor Pope Leo XIV recognized the sacrifice of Spanish Bishop Alejandro Labaka Ugarte, of the Apostolic Vicariate of Aguarico, Ecuador, and Colombian Sister Inés Arango Velásquez, a member of the Capuchin Tertiary Sisters of the Holy Family. Spanish Bishop Alejandro Labaka …