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Cause for beatification of quadriplegic who brought many sick people to Christ advances

Servant of God Antonio “Nino” Baglieri. / Credit: Courtesy of Salesians of Don Bosco

ACI Prensa Staff, Feb 2, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).

TheSalesiansreceivedthenewsthattheDicasteryfortheCausesofSaintshasvalidatedthediocesaninvestigationforthebeatificationcauseoftheServantofGodAntoninoBaglieri,aquadriplegiclaymanwho,inthemidstofsuffering,decidedtobringJesustootherpeoplewhoareill. TheVaticancommunication,signedbyCardinalMarcelloSemeraro,prefectofthedicastery,wasreceivedbytheSalesianFamily’spostulatorgeneralforthecausesofsaints,FatherPierluigiCameroni,asconfirmedbyANS,theSalesianCongregation’snewsservice. Accordingtothepublication,thevalidationwasaccomplishedafterverifyingtheformalaspectsoftheproceduralactsandthesolidityoftheevidence,includingthequantityandqualityofthewitnessesandthedocumentsthatwerecollected.ThediocesaninvestigationwascarriedoutinthecuriaoftheDioceseofNoto,Italy,fromMarch2,2014,toMay5,2024. Cameronisaidtheprogressinthecauseofbeatification“isagreatachievement,thefruitoftheworkcarriedoutbyt