Diocesan phase finished for canonization of Fr. Pedro Arrupe

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Rome Newsroom, Nov 15, 2024 / 17:30 pm

Nov. 14 marked the closing of the diocesan phase of the cause for the beatification of Father Pedro Arrupe, the 28th superior general of the Society of Jesus.

After more than five years of exhaustive research into the life, virtues, and reputation for holiness of the renowned Spanish Jesuit, mentor, and “spiritual father” of Pope Francis, the diocesan phase of the process was concluded at the Lateran Palace in Rome.

Arrupe served as the 28th superior general of the Society of Jesus from 1965 to 1983.