St. Maria Goretti: an inspiring example of the power of forgiveness 

[ad_1] Source A painting of St. Maria Goretti by Giuseppe Brovelli-Soffredini. / Credit: EWTN/YouTube/screen shot St. Maria Goretti, whose feast is celebrated on July 6, is one of the youngest canonized saints in the Catholic Church. Her powerful testimony of forgiveness shows how someone’s life can dramatically change after being forgiven. Goretti was born on Oct. 16, 1890, in Corinaldo, Italy, to poor tenant farmers and was the third of six children. She never learned to read or write and received…