{"id":49906,"date":"2026-06-02T23:08:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T22:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neocatechumenaleiter.org\/the-cause-for-the-beatification-and-canonization-of-the-servant-of-god-carmen-hernandez\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T01:42:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T00:42:25","slug":"the-cause-for-the-beatification-and-canonization-of-the-servant-of-god-carmen-hernandez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neocatechumenaleiter.org\/en\/the-cause-for-the-beatification-and-canonization-of-the-servant-of-god-carmen-hernandez\/","title":{"rendered":"The Cause for the Beatification and Canonization of the Servant of God Carmen Hern\u00e1ndez"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>The diocesan phase of the beatification and canonization of Carmen Hern\u00e1ndez has been concluded<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a31e30a7355c&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a31e30a7355c\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"473\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/neocatechumenaleiter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/carmen-hernandez-clausura-diocesana-causa-canonizacion-14-1024x473.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neocatechumenaleiter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/carmen-hernandez-clausura-diocesana-causa-canonizacion-14-1024x473.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/neocatechumenaleiter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/carmen-hernandez-clausura-diocesana-causa-canonizacion-14-300x139.jpg 300w, https:\/\/neocatechumenaleiter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/carmen-hernandez-clausura-diocesana-causa-canonizacion-14-768x355.jpg 768w, https:\/\/neocatechumenaleiter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/carmen-hernandez-clausura-diocesana-causa-canonizacion-14-1536x710.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/neocatechumenaleiter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/carmen-hernandez-clausura-diocesana-causa-canonizacion-14-2048x946.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>\u201c<em>May holiness continue to be the banner of our Church<\/em>,\u201d urges Cardinal Jos\u00e9 Cobo, Archbishop of Madrid<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Redemptoris Mater Seminary in Madrid hosted the closing ceremony of the diocesan phase of the beatification process for the Servant of God Carmen Hern\u00e1ndez, co-founder of the Neocatechumenal Way alongside Kiko Arguello. Cardinal Jos\u00e9 Cobo, Archbishop of Madrid, presided over the celebration, which was also attended by ten bishops, as well as Alberto Fern\u00e1ndez, the delegate for the Causes of Saints of the Archdiocese of Madrid&#8230;<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator aligncenter has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link 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