| When Alberto Hurtado passed away on August 18,
1952, many people felt that they had come in contact with a
genuinely saintly man. It was perhaps this widespread feeling
that led a foresighted group of Jesuits to save and treasure
each of Father Hurtado's belongings.
Lay people and members of religious orders joined around
a common cause: That Alberto Hurtado should become a saint
for Chile.
On October 16, 1994, His Holiness John Paul II gave the Chilean
people the opportunity to rejoice in the beatification of
Father Hurtado. After years of research, the process had confirmed
that María Alicia Cabezas had been the privileged object
of a miracle worked by Father Hurtado.
The canonization process is now underway. Lawyers, doctors,
and priests in Rome are examining the various sources of evidence,
to prove and confirm whether Alberto Hurtado has again brought
about a miracle.
Later, October 23 th,2005, just invested Pope Benedicto XVI,
joint to 31 cardinals and hundreds bishops and priests, Chilean
dream was reality. Stolen Alberto Cruchaga was declared santo. |
