History is made as Papal decree makes Nyaatha Blessed Irene

Pope Francis’ Special Delegate Cardinal Polycarp Pengo (seated) reads the Papal Decree declaring Sr Irene Stefani Nyaatha as Blessed.

After decades of waiting, hundreds of prayers and dozens of reported miracles, the world’s Catholic faithful Saturday trooped to Nyeri to elevate Sister Irene Stefani from the title ‘venerable’ to ‘blessed’—just a miracle away from sainthood.

Two Cardinals, 28 Bishops, at least 500 priests and nearly a 100,000 faithful yesterday witnessed the colourful ceremony for the beatification of Sister Irene Stefanie “Nyaatha” who was declared Blessed by Pope Francis I.