 The formal introduction to the cause came under Pope John Paul II on 22 February 1986 once the Congregation for the Causes of Saints issued the official edict of "nihil obstat" (nothing against) to the cause and titled La Pira as a Servant of God.Upon the closure of the diocesan process all documents were sealed in boxes to be sent to the C.C.S.in Rome for assessment where the congregation validated this process on 24 October 2007.