Pope approves early ordination for seminarian sick with Leukemia vaticannews.va
A Nigerian religious, Livinius Esomchi Nnamani, who suffers from Leukemia, has been ordained to the Catholic priesthood with the approval of Pope Francis.
The 31-year-old had written to the Holy Father requesting to move forward his ordination, and was granted his wish on 1 April. Bishop Daniele Libanori, an Auxiliary bishop of Rome, ordained Livinius a priest at the Presidio Sanitario Medica Group Casilino Hospital in Rome…
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