Manchester-born student on path to becoming Catholic Church's first Gen Z saint

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A Manchester-born student is on the path to becoming the Catholic Church's first "Gen Z" saint.Pedro Ballester, 21, who died in 2018, has been put forward as a potential saint by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford.The diocese announced it had formally opened the "cause for the canonisation" of the student, setting the stage for an examination of his life and writings to be presented to the Pope."We are pleased to announce the opening of the Cause for the Beatification and Canonisation of Pedro Ballester, a young Manchester man whose life of faith and witness continues to inspire many," said the dioceses.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Mr Ballester died on January 13, 2018 from an aggressive cancer which halted his studies to be a chemical engineer.His funeral was attended by over 500 people - including future Cardinal Arthur Roche, who flew from the Vatican to pay his respects at the Holy Name Church on Oxford Road.Father Joseph Evans, who gave him his last rites, said he was...

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