Tomorrow, Friday 17 October 2025 at 11.00, at the Holy See Press Office, Via della Conciliazione 54, a “Meeting Point” will be held with journalists on the Canonizations taking place on Sunday 19 October 2025.
The following postulators will be present and available to the press for interviews on the Blesseds:
- Blessed Ignatius Choukrallah Maloyan, archbishop of Mardin of the Armenians (1869-1915), martyr. Ciliciae Armenorum (Cilicia of the Armenians, Lebanon).
Postulator: Fr. Carlo Calloni, O.F.M. Cap.
- Blessed Peter To Rot, lay catechist (1912-1945), martyr. Rabaulensis (Rabaul – Papua New Guinea).
Postulator: Fr. Fernando Clemente Santos, M.S.C.
- Blessed Vincenza Maria Poloni (née Luigia), founder of the Institute of the Sisters of Mercy (1802-1855). Veronensis (Verona – Italy).
Postulator: Dr. Paolo Vilotta
- Blessed Maria Carmen (née Carmen Helena Rendiles Martínez), founder of the Institute of the Servants of Jesus (1903-1977). Caracensis (Caracas – Venezuela).
Postulator: Dr. Silvia Monica Correale
- Blessed José Gregorio Hernández Cisneros, lay faithful (1854-1919). Caracensis (Caracas, Venezuela).
Postulator: Dr. Silvia Monica Correale
- Blessed Maria Troncatti, professed religious sister of the Congregation of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians (1883-1969). Vicariatus Apostolici Mendezensis (Apostolic Vicariate Méndez – Ecuador).
Postulator: Don Pierluigi Cameroni, S.D.B.
- Blessed Bartolo Longo, lay faithful (1841-1926). Nullius Pompeiana (Pompeii – Italy).
Postulator: Fr. Antonio Marrazzo, C.SS.R.
Accreditation and participation procedure
Journalists and media operators who wish to participate in the Meeting Point must apply, no later than two 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.
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Journalists and media operators accredited for the Meeting Point are requested to arrive thirty minutes before the start time.