Vicariate of Rome to open beatification cause of Lorenzo Cuneo

The Vicariate of Rome will open a diocesan inquiry into the life and heroic virtues of Lorenzo Cuneo on Friday, November 6, at noon. The session will take place in the Hall of Conciliation at the Lateran Palace and will be presided over by Cardinal Vicar Baldo Reina.

The investigation will examine Cuneo's reputation for holiness and potential signs of sanctity. The tribunal for the inquiry includes episcopal delegate Giorgio Ciucci, promoter of justice Father Gerardo Gallo, and notary Marcello Terramani. Paolo Vilotta serves as the postulator for the beatification and canonization cause.

Cuneo, a Roman layman born in 1970, died in 1998 at age 28 after being struck by a truck on the A1 highway while assisting a motorist in distress. During his life, he served as an Agesci scout leader and a diocesan Caritas volunteer. At the San Giovanni Battista De Rossi parish, he organized the "Thursday Tour" to bring food and comfort to homeless people at Roman train stations, a practice that continues today. His volunteer work also included assisting earthquake victims in Umbria, refugees in Bosnia, and people in Ukraine, Romania, and various environmental causes in Rome.