The Catholic News Agency ran an article on Wednesday by Andrea Gagliarduccui, “Pope Francis thinking about declaring Pius XII a saint.” The idea of making Pius a saint more quickly has more than a passing interest for me: I think the Venerable Servant of God Pope Pius XII was a holy man and he ought to be made at least a blessed, but I will accept sainthood, too. The work he did to save the Jews from death contribute to us understanding his life in Grace.
It is being posited that Pope Francis may dispense with the beatification process and the rigorous examination of miracles and push Pius to sainthood. He recently decided to exempt Blessed John XXIII ahead of some of the sainthood process.
As the author notes, the study concerning Pius’s sanctity is near completion and there are several miracles attributed to Pius’ intercession.
Pius was the Roman Pontiff from 1939-1958.