According to her postulator, she was truly a mother,who dedicated herself to the most needy.
“If we now have a Jesuit pope, Pope Francis, I believe we owe a very small credit to Mama Antula,” says her biographer.
The astronauts left a message from the pope, along with other world leaders, on the moon.
The famous scholar and theologian was greatly admired by popes such as Paul VI, John Paul II and Benedict XVI who pushed for his cause.