At his funeral, thousands of pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square and chanted «Santo Subito» -
Sainthood Now!
Not exact matches
People who live a good Catholic life and lay down their life to save others will
now be eligible for beatification - the first step on the path toward
sainthood.
«Right
now, Pope John Paul II has been put on the path to
sainthood by Pope Benedict XVI.
Sheen is
now «venerable» in the Roman Catholic Church and, if the Vatican recognizes that a miracle has been operated through his intercession, he would be declared «blessed,» the last step before
sainthood.
The
now deceased Pope John Paul II beatified Mother Teresa in October 2003 and waived the requirement of waiting five years after a person's death to pursue the path to
sainthood and opened Mother Teresa's Cause of Canonization less than two years after her death.
It is
now part of the ministry founded by
sainthood candidate Father Patrick Peyton, C.S.C., well - known for his famous slogan, «The family that prays together stays together.»