Accredited journalists are informed that on Saturday 19 October 2024, a “Meeting point” with journalists on the canonizations of Sunday 20 October 2024 will be held in the Holy See Press Office, Via della Conciliazione 54. The following will be present and available to give interviews to the press on the Blesseds:

Giuseppe Allamano (10.00).

- His Eminence Cardinal Leonardo Ulrich Steiner, O.F.M., archbishop of Manaus, Amazonia, Brazil, president of the Indigenist Missionary Council (C.I.MI.) (Portuguese, Italian);

- The Reverend Fr. Giacomo Mazzotti, I.M.C., general postulator;

- Júlio Ye’Kwana, president of the Wanasseduume Ye’kwana Association (SEDUUME) and indigenous leader of the Yanomami Territory in the State of Roraima (Portuguese);

- Bishop Evaristo Pascoal Spengler, O.F.M., of Roraima, and president of the Pan-Amazonian Ecclesial Network (REPAM Brazil) (Portuguese;

- Mother Lucia Bortolomasi, M.C., superior general of the Consolata Missionary Sisters since 2023 (Italian);

- Fr. James Bhola Lengarin, I.M.C., superior general of the Consolata Missionaries (Italian, English).

Marie-Léonie Paradis (12.00)

- Dr. Valentina Culurgioni, postulator.

Elena Guerra (12.00)

- Dr. Paolo Vilotta, postulator.

Accreditation and participation procedure

Journalists and media operators who wish to participate in the Meeting point must apply no later than 24 hours before the event, via the Holy See Press Office online accreditation system, at https://press.vatican.va/accreditamenti, selecting the event: Meeting point canonizzazioni.

Journalists and media operators who are admitted will receive confirmation of participation via the online accreditation system.