Mafia victim becomes first judge beatified in history of Catholic Church
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Rosario Livatino
An Italian judge who was murdered by the mafia 30 years ago has become the first judge to be beatified as a martyr in the history of the Catholic Church.
Rosario Livatino, who was shot and killed in 1990 by gunmen hired by the Stidda and Cosa Nostra crime syndicates, was beatified in Sicily on Sunday, putting him on the path to canonization as a saint.
Pope Francis said the magistrate was “a martyr of justice and faith” whose work “placed him firmly under the protection of God”.
He urged judges to follow his example and learn from him how to be “faithful defenders of the rule of law and of freedom”.
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