of the Holy Cross religious institute that Peyton belonged to. Guffey is the executive producer of the film, entitled Pray: The Story of Patrick Peyton. Sainthood cause Cardinal Seán Patrick O'Malley announced a formal declaration, opening the cause for sainthood of Father Peyton on June 1, 2001, a few days after receiving approval from the Vatican's Congregation for the Causes of the Saints. The declaration paved the way for the process of determining Peyton's holiness, and in the process earning the revered title of "Servant of God." The Positio was sent to the C.C.S. in 2015 for assessment, and theologians approved his cause on June 1, 2017. Pope Francis named him as Venerable on December 18, 2017. References Sources . . . . . . "Fifty Golden Years of the Family Rosary Crusade in the Philippines (1951-2001)" written by Father James B. Reuter, SJ; Gennie Q. Jota; Dean M. Bernardo, edited by Stella J. Villegas 2001 Family Rosary Crusade Foundation, Inc. © 2001 Wilford, Hugh. The Mighty Wurlitzer: How the CIA Played America. Cambridge and London: Harvard University Press, 2008. External links Father Patrick Peyton, C.S.C. - Memorial Website Museum of Mayo Family Rosary Family Theater Productions Pray: The Story of Patrick Peyton Father Peyton Memorial Center Family Rosary Crusade - Philippines 1909 births 1992 deaths 20th-century American Roman Catholic priests 20th-century Irish Roman Catholic priests 20th-century venerated Christians American venerated Catholics Businesspeople from Scranton, Pennsylvania Catholic Mariology Catholic television Congregation of Holy Cross Evangelists Irish Servants of God Irish anti-communists Irish emigrants to the United States Irish film producers Irish radio producers Irish television producers Religious leaders from County Mayo Roman Catholic writers Television evangelists University of Notre Dame people Venerated Catholics by Pope Francis