to likewise approve the cause on 16 May 1995. Pope John Paul II declared Smaldone to be Venerable on 11 July 1995 after the pope confirmed that the priest had indeed lived a model Christian life of heroic virtue.
On May 16, 1995, the cause for Smaldone's sainthood was approved by the same authority. Pope John Paul II declared him Venerable on July 11, 1995, after confirming that he had lived a model Christian life of heroic virtue.