Milan (his old parish and the church the Salesians managed). Beatification process The beatification process launched in the Milan archdiocese in a diocesan process that Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini opened on 21 November 1994 and later closed at a special Mass on 19 January 1996. The process saw the accumulation of documents and witness testimonies from those who knew Giordani such as his children. This diocesan investigation was carried out despite the fact that the formal introduction to the cause did not come until the Congregation for the Causes of Saints issued the official "nihil obstat" (no objections) edict and titled Giordani as a Servant of God on 22 November 1994. The C.C.S. later took charge of the investigation and issued a decree validating the diocesan investigation on 20 March 1997 and receiving the Positio dossier for evaluation in 2001. Nine theologians confirmed their approval for the cause at their congress held on 5 February 2013 while the cardinal and bishop members of the C.C.S. likewise confirmed their approval for it at their meeting held some months later on 24 September 2013. Giordani became titled as Venerable on 9 October 2013 after Pope Francis signed a decree that acknowledged that Giordani had lived a life practicing heroic virtue. The current postulator for this cause is the Salesian priest Pierluigi Cameroni. References External links Hagiography Circle 1913 births 1972 deaths 20th-century Italian people 20th-century venerated Christians Evangelists Founders of Catholic religious communities Italian military personnel of World War II Italian venerated Catholics Italian Roman Catholic missionaries Religious leaders from Milan Roman Catholic missionaries in Brazil Salesian Order Venerated Catholics by Pope Francis