Manuel Foderà
Italian boy of Calatafimi Segesta who died of cancer at nine
Who they were
Manuel died aged nine of stage IV neuroblastoma and is remembered for the prayerful way he faced his illness.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.
Why that counted as sanctity
Bishop Pietro Maria Fragnelli of Trapani signed the edict for the cause of the Servant of God Manuel Foderà in June 2025 and opened the diocesan phase on 26 June 2026 in Trapani cathedral.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.