The diocese of Youngstown, Ohio, has formally opened the Cause of the woman who inspired Mother Angelica to become a nun.
More than 1,000 people attended the Mass marking the occasion in St Peter’s Church in the city of Canton last month.
Rhoda Wise (1888-1948) was raised Protestant but converted to Catholicism.
Towards the end of her life she became known for healings attributed to her intercession. She had a devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the rosary and St Thérèse of Lisieux, and later bore the stigmata.
