16 Martyrs of the Persecution of the Church in Spain Beatified

Vatican Press Office: The following is the homily pronounced by His Eminence Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, during Mass this morning in the Basilica of the Sagrada Família, Barcelona, for the beatification of Teodoro Illera Del Olmo, professed priest of the Congregation of Saint Peter in Chains, and and fifteen companion martyrs, killed during the religious persecution in Spain during the years 1936 to 1937: More here.