VATICAN CITY (ZENIT) — The archbishop of Rouen, France, the Most Rev. Dominique Lebrun, confirmed the official opening of the Diocesan Cause of Beatification of Fr. Jacques Hamel, murdered by extremists while celebrating Mass in the church of St. Etienne du Rouvray, in Normandy. The archbishop made the announcement during the Chrism Mass over which he presided on Holy Thursday, in the city’s cathedral.
The cause begins thanks to the authorization that came from the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, with Pope Francis’ permission to suspend the canonical law that requires a period of at least five years before the opening of the process of canonization.
With Fr. Hamel’s cause, there are now three cases in recent times that have seen the suspension of the five years necessary. The other two were the causes of John Paul II and Mother Teresa.
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