Pope Francis approves canonisation of John Paul II
Tweet Vatican City, July 6 (IANS/AKI) Late pope John Paul II is set to become a saint later this year as Pope Francis has approved his second miracle. Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi confirmed that...
View ArticlePope Francis Moves Forward With Sainthoods for John Paul II, John XXIII
In a developing story the Vatican announced that Pope Francis has cleared the way for late Popes John Paul II and John XXIII to become saints. Francis has approved a miracle attributed to John Paul...
View ArticleHow to become a saint in the modern age
The Vatican announcement on Friday that two 20th-century popes, John XXIII and John Paul II, would be canonized at a ceremony to take place later this year, has raised questions about the process of...
View ArticlePopes John Paul II, John XXIII cleared for sainthood
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis yesterday cleared two of the 20th century's most influential popes to become saints, approving a miracle needed to canonize Pope John Paul II and waiving Vatican rules to...
View ArticleFirst double pope canonisation since Middle Ages to honour John Paul II and...
Two of the faithful pose with pictures of Pope John Paul II (L) and Pope John XXIII in front of St Peter's Square, in Rome ahead of their canonisation on Sunday. Photo: Reuters Rome: Pope John Paul II,...
View ArticleHow does someone become a saint?
Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII are to be declared saints by the Catholic Church. The BBC looks at the steps required for an individual to become a saint in the eyes of the Vatican. Step one:...
View ArticleSainthood in a nutshell: Martyrs, miracles and the stuff of making saints
Published April 24, 2014Associated Press Facebook0 Twitter0 Gplus0 Floribeth Mora, a Costa Rican woman whose inoperable brain aneurysm purportedly disappeared after she prayed to John Paul II, walks...
View ArticleTwo Former Popes Set for Sainthood
By CHRISTOPHER EMSDEN CONNECT VATICAN CITY— Pope Francis has approved measures virtually assuring sainthood for two former popes, and also tweaked tradition by acknowledging that his first encyclical,...
View ArticleDouble canonisation of popes to draw up to a million pilgrims
Hundreds of thousands expected to flood Rome for canonisation of Popes John Paul II and John XXIII on Sunday...
View Article>Correction: Vatican-5 Things to Know-Sainthood
VATICAN CITY (AP) — In a story April 24 about the Vatican's saint-making process, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Pope Benedict XVI had canonized 44 saints during his pontificate, based...
View ArticleCorrection: Vatican-5 Things to Know-Sainthood
VATICAN CITY — In a story April 24 about the Vatican's saint-making process, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Pope Benedict XVI had canonized 44 saints during his pontificate, based on...
View ArticleWhat is the path to sainthood? Popes John Paul II, John XXIII to be canonized
"Making a pope a saint is a way of strengthening his legacy, making it more difficult for future popes to change policies." - The Rev. Thomas Reese VATICAN CITY — The Catholic Church makes saints to...
View ArticleVatican Clears Former Popes John Paul II, John XXIII for Sainthood
Share 0 He was the "Pilgrim Pope," the man who traveled the world inspiring a young generation of Catholics that had never seen a leader like him. He was the first non-Italian pope in half a...
View ArticlePope Francis to canonise John XXIII and John Paul II on same day
Pope John XXIII (right) celebrating Christmas Eve mass in 1962, and cardinal Karol Wojtyla on October 16, 1978 who was elected Pope John Paul II. The late popes will be made saints at an unprecedented...
View ArticlePope John Paul II to become saint, Vatican announces
Pope John Paul II will be made a saint before the end of the year, making his progression to sainthood the fastest in modern times, the Vatican announced today. Two miracles are usually required before...
View ArticleVatican approves sainthood for John Paul II, John XXIII
Pope Francis has given the go-ahead for John Paul II to be made a saint and granted a rare exception for the canonisation of another predecessor John XXIII, who had the same reformist views and...
View ArticleFrancis speeds sainthood of two papal predecessors
VATICAN CITY Showing more of his sprightly personality and his priorities, Pope Francis sped two of his predecessors toward sainthood on Friday: John Paul II, who guided the Roman Catholic Church...
View ArticleMartyrs, miracles and the stuff of making saints
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Catholic Church makes saints to give the faithful role models. The process is cloaked in secrecy and open to criticism, given that it deals with science-defying miracles and...
View ArticlePope John Paul II to become saint in fastest canonisation in modern times
Pope John Paul II will be made a saint before the end of the year, making his progression to sainthood the fastest in modern times, the Vatican announced today. Two miracles are usually required before...
View ArticlePope Francis to make John Paul II a saint
Pope approves second miracle to allow canonisation of John Paul, but John XXIII will become saint without requirement...
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