On Friday afternoon, the Holy Father received prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, Cardinal Angelo Amato, in private. During the audience, the Pope authorized the Congregation to promulgate the following decrees:
MIRACLES
A miracle attributed to the intercession of the Venerable Servant of God Arsenio da Trigolo (né Giuseppe Migliavacca), Italian professed priest of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin, founder of the congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Consolation (1849- 1909)
HEROIC VIRTUES
- Servant of God Raymundo Jardón Herrera, Mexican diocesan priests (1887- 1934)
- Servant of God Juan Sáez Hurtado, Spanish diocesan priest (1897 -1982)
- Servant of God Ignazio Beschin (né Giuseppe), Italian, professed priest of the Order of Friars Minor (1880 -1952)
- Servant of God József Wech Vandor, Hungarian professed priest of the Salesian Society of St. John Bosco (1909-1979)
- Servant of God Francesco Convertini, Italian professed priest of the Salesian Society of St. John Bosco (1898-1976)
- Servant of God Santina Maria Addolorata (née Maria Addolorata De Pascali), Italian founder of the congregation of the Sisters Disciples of the Sacred Heart (1897-1981)
- Servant of God Jan Tyranowski, Polish layperson (1901-1947)