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PATH TO SAINTHOOD FOR JOHN PAUL II? CHURCH PROBES ALLEGED MIRACLE

Officials of the Catholic Church will begin this week investigating an alleged miracle that, if proven true, could be crucial in naming John Paul II a saint.
Ref. https://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/200...ood-060313.html

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CATHOLICS CALL FOR JOHN PAUL'S SAINTHOOD, 1 YEAR AFTER DEATH

Roman Catholics around the world marked the one-year anniversary of the death of John Paul II with prayers and renewed calls for the former pope to be named a saint.
Ref. https://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/200...sary060402.html

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U.S. NUN AMONG 4 NEW SAINTS

Pope Benedict XVI gave Catholics four new saints Sunday, bestowing the honor on a 19th century nun who struggled in the American frontier, a bishop who tended to the wounded during the Mexican Revolution and two Italian clergy.
Ref. cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/10/15/pope.saints.ap/index.html

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The Church really takes the naming of a Saint very seriously. This is part of the reason it takes so long to canonize a Saint. There has to be 2 verified "miracles" created by the nominated. This verification takes a long time. Also, the Church doesn't want the passing of a loved member to be a reason for a quick nomination and confirmation of a saint. Mother Teresa and Pope JPII are prime examples. As a young priest told me, "the Church wants their Saints to stand the test of time as well as the popularity test they won here on earth".

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MOTHER TERESA'S DOUBTS DOWNPLAYED AT MISSION

Recent revelations about the crisis of faith suffered by Mother Teresa will not hamper her path to sainthood, her successor said Sunday at a ceremony to commemorate the 97th anniversary of her birth.
Ref. https://deseretnews.com/dn/view/1,1249,...04638,00.html

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Popes moving closer to sainthood

Pope Benedict moves two of his predecessors, Pius XII, and John Paul II, closer to Roman Catholic sainthood. Ref. Source 5

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Pope to canonise first Australian

Pope Benedict confirms Australia is to get its first saint - an outspoken nun, Mother Mary MacKillop, who died in 1909. Ref. Source 8

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More Americans To Join The Ranks Of Saints
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Sunday, Pope Benedict canonizes seven Catholics. Among them are two Americans, putting the total number of Americans among the thousands of officially recognized saints at 12. Host Guy Raz talks about the newly recognized saints with the Rev. James Martin, contributing editor at Catholic magazine America and author of the book My Life With the Saints.
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