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The Melkite Greek Catholic Church has officially began the Cause of Beatification and Canonization for these people.
These people are in a process that can lead to:

First to being Beatified and being called "Blessed".
Second to being Cannonized and called being "Saint".

Can is the important word.

Multiple People in the Process of being declared a Saint

The Servant of God, Bechara Abou-Mourad, Basilian Salvatorian Priest
Fathi Baladi

Fathi Baladi

Born: 1961 in Lebannon
Died: Dec. 31, 1980 in Lebannon
"On New Year's eve in 1980, Fathi was on his way to Araya, to visit a fellow student, to wish him a Happy New Year, and to review some classes in architecture.
He did not return. His parents found him riddled with bullets, lying on the seat of his car, his arms folded in the form of a cross, his face serene, suggesting peace of soul and resignation to his tragic fate."
Cause for his beatification was opened: "23 November 1984 under the presidency of the late Archbishop Peter Rai."
Holy Synod of the Melkite Church made a decision to pursue the procedure to announce Fathi Baladi a Saint: 30 July 1994

6 July 2003 Status
"After the death of ABP Rai, ABP Bacha of Beirut took over the process and then he died and it sits in limbo. No formal process was opened in Rome. They never got beyond the preliminaries."
Quote from His Excellency Nicholas Samra, Titular Bishop of Gerasa, Auxiliary Bishop, and Protosyncellos of Newton, Roslindale, Massachusetts, United States. Also, Bishop Nicholas is a second cousin of Fathi Baladi.

More Information

Fathi Baladi Melkite Greek Catholic Church Eparchy of Newton, Roslindale, Massachusetts, United States

"A Star from the East" as an Adobe Acrobat file and a Microsoft Word file

Adobe Acrobat file and Microsoft Word file

Fathi Baladi (1961-1980) Friends of Fathi Baladi

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