Pope Cannonizes Gianna Molla

Pope John Paul II canonized Gianna along with five other people.

Gianna Molla was already the mother of three children. While she was pregnant with a fourth, a daughter, doctors discovered a large ovarian cyst and recommended abortion in order to save her life, which she categorically refused. A week after the baby girl was born, on April 28, 1962, Gianna died of ovarian cancer.

This past Sunday Gianna's husband, now 91, and all four of her children, attended the canonization Mass in Rome. The daughter for whom she gave her life, Gianna Emanuela, is a doctor specializing in geriatric medicine.

Gianna Molla has become an icon for the pro-life movement and as such she and the decision to canonize her have come under attack in the media. to read more visit