Kochi: Father Varkey Kattarath, founder of the Vincentian Congregation, will be declared a Servant of God, the first stage in the four-phase canonization process, on February 5.
The function will be held at 11 am in the congregation’s headquarters in Edappally, a suburb of Kochi.
Father Sebastian Thundathikunnel, superior general of the Vincentian Congregation, said they have received the approval from the Vatican to begin the canonization process. “The Vatican gave the go-ahead following the requests made by the Vincentian Congregation, Ernakulam-Angamaly Diocese and the Syro-Malabar Synod,” he told reporters on February 4. MattersIndia
