led to the appointment of their new superior in the form of Cardinal Annibale della Genga - future pontiff - who was not sympathetic to the congregation in the slightest. Della Genga's ascension as Pope Leo XII worried the sisters though Sordini exhorted them to have confidence and assured them the new pope would look after them. This came to pass for Leo XII proved generous to them; this continued with his successors Pope Gregory XVI and Pope Pius IX - after Sordini's death - who bestowed the sisters with privileges. In 1824 she predicted she would die in the autumn despite the fact that she was not taken at her word. She died at 11:00pm on 29 November 1824 and was buried in Sant'Anna al Qurinale. Her remains were relocated in 1839 to the Church of Santa Maria Maddalena and again - though in the same church - in 1968. Her remains were moved to an altar dedicated to her in the same church on 28 January 2004. Sordini's order now operates across Europe as well as in Africa. Beatification The beatification process commenced with two processes that would be held: one in Naples and one in Rome. The informative process in Rome opened in 1845 and concluded its work in 1851 upon taking all documentation available and testimonies that would further support the cause. From that it stalled and remained inactive for decades until a decree on her writings was issued on 11 September 1980. The decree approved the fact that - upon the inspection of theologians - her writings were aligned with doctrine and did not spread heresies nor contradict official teachings. The decree on the previous informative process - that had closed decades before - was issued on 26 April 1985 and confirmed that the process had completed its work. The postulation compiled the Positio in 1990 and sent it to the Congregation for the Causes of Saints in Rome for their own investigation. The dossier included biographical details amongst other things. On 24 April 2001 she was granted the title of Venerable after Pope John Paul II acknowledged the fact that Sordini had lived a model life of heroic virtue. The miracle needed for her beatification opened in Culiacan on 1 August 2001 with the sole task of testimonies from those involved and all medical reports and documents to prove the healing was indeed a