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The Saintly Life of St. Gianna Beretta Molla

By Tom Perna on April 27, 2013 • ( Leave a comment )

On May 16, 2004, Pope St. John Paul II canonized six new saints of the Catholic Church. One of those saints was Saint Gianna Beretta Molla. The Holy Father said, “Gianna Beretta […]

St. Gianna Berreta Molla

By Tom Perna on April 27, 2012 • ( 3 Comments )

I had never heard of Saint Gianna Molla before September 2007. This was the month my friend Erika gave birth to her first daughter, Gianna Rose. Erika and her husband, Dan, decided […]