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VOA Spanish: 'Doctor of the Poor' will be first Venezuelan saint

A man poses for a picture near a mural of Venezuelan Jose Gregorio Hernandez, known as the "Doctor of the Poor," after Pope Francis approved his canonization, making the doctor the nation's first saint, in Caracas, Venezuela, Feb. 25, 2025.
A man poses for a picture near a mural of Venezuelan Jose Gregorio Hernandez, known as the "Doctor of the Poor," after Pope Francis approved his canonization, making the doctor the nation's first saint, in Caracas, Venezuela, Feb. 25, 2025.

Venezuela celebrates the canonization of the so-called "Doctor of the Poor," Jose Gregorio Hernandez. He will be the first Venezuelan saint, and although the official ceremony does not yet have a date, parishioners filled churches in thanks and celebration. Adriana Nunez reports from Caracas.

Click here for the full story in Spanish.

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