St. Gianna Beretta Molla's brother declared ‘venerable’

For 33 years, he served as a missionary in Brazil, where he used his medical expertise to care for the poor and sick.

Father Alberto Beretta, a Capuchin priest and the brother of St. Gianna Beretta Molla, was declared “venerable” on Thursday, as Pope Francis formally recognized his life of heroic virtue.

Father Alberto Beretta

Beretta was born August 28, 1916 in Milan, Italy. He was one of 13 children raised by devout Catholic parents.

Like his saintly sister, Beretta bec…