Pope Francis has confirmed he has sped up the process for making Fr Jacques Hamel, the French priest murdered by ISIS terrorists in July as he celebrated Mass, a saint.
Francis told reporters on his flight back to Rome from Azerbaijan on October 2 that he had spoken to Cardinal Angelo Amato, prefect of the Congregation for Saints' Causes, about setting aside the usual five-year waiting period to allow the collection of eyewitness testimony regarding the murder of Fr Hamel.
"It is very important not to lose the testimonies," the Pope said. "With time, someone may die, another forgets something."
