This article is a list of people proposed by each diocese of the Catholic Church for beatification and canonization, whose causes have been officially opened during the papacy of Pope Leo XIV and are newly given the title as Servants of God. The names listed below are from the Vatican and are listed in chronological order beginning the year 2025, with their birth and death year, position in clerical or religious life, and the place where the potential Saints lived or died.
In the Latin Church of the Catholic Church, Servant of God is a title used for a person for whom a beatification process has been opened.
2025 NameBornDiedCountryDioceseCauseRescript of "Nihil Obstat"Opening DateNotesGaetano Nicosia3 April 19156 November 2017MacauHeroic Virtues21 May 202517 January 2026Professed Priest, Salesians of Don BoscoMaria Adelgund Tumińska24 July 189415 February 1945PelplinMartyr in odium fidei6 June 20252 February 2026Professed Religious, Franciscan Sisters of Penance and Christian CharityVittorina Gementi17 February 19313 June 1989MantuaHeroic Virtues ---15 July 2025Layperson, Founder, Casa del SoleManuel Foderà21 June 200120 July 2010TrapaniHeroic Virtues1 August 202516 June 2026ChildJorge Cristian Pérez28 September 19776 March 2000Avellaneda-LanúsHeroic Virtues ---12 August 2025Young LaypersonAntonio Musumeci15 December 189914 August 1943Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del MelaMartyr in odium fidei1 September 202510 January 2026PriestAntonio Gamboa López10 April 191221 October 2004MálagaHeroic Virtues ---2 September 2025PriestPedro Shaw6 September 192521 June 1984AsunciónHeroic Virtues ---6 September 2025Professed Priest, Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate; Titular Bishop of Crepedula; Apostolic Vicar of PilcomayoErvin Gábor24 January 191203 December 1944Esztergom-BudapestMartyr in odium fidei ---20 October 2025Diocesan Priest
2026 NameBornDiedCountryDioceseCauseRescript of "Nihil Obstat"Opening DateNotesAnnai Scholastica15 October 191712 October 1993VelloreHeroic Virtues19 January 202610 May 2026Professed Religious, Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary; Founder, The Sisters of the Sacred Heart of JesusAdele Brice30 January 18315 July 1896Green BayHeroic Virtues ---30 January 2026Laywoman, Marian VisionaryAlfred Delp15 September 19072 February 1945Munich-FreisingMartyr in odium fidei ---2 February 2026Professed Priest, JesuitÁngel Ayala1 March 186720 February 1960MadridHeroic Virtues ---20 February 2026Professed Priest, Jesuit; Founder, Catholic Association of PropagandistsLuigi Maria Faccenda24 August 19209 October 2005BolognaHeroic Virtues ---19 March 2026Professed Priest, Conventual Franciscans; Founder, Fr. Kolbe Missionaries of the ImmaculataAlberto Ibáñez Padilla28 February 19289 September 2015Buenos AiresHeroic Virtues ---30 April 2026Professed Priest, Jesuit; Founder, “Convivencia con Dios” CommunityJosé Ramón Aristi9 November 18996 April 1996Buenos AiresHeroic Virtues ---29 May 2026Professed Priest, Congregation of the Blessed SacramentIgnacio Larrañaga4 May 192828 October 2013GuadalajaraHeroic Virtues ---6 October 2026Professed Priest, Order of Friars Minor Capuchin; Founder, Prayer and Life Workshops
References
External links Hagiography Circle: An Online Resource on Contemporary Hagiography Dicastero delle Cause dei Santi