Sentences with phrase «before sainthood»

But we got to know John Paul - who will be beatified Sunday in Rome, the last step before sainthood - very quickly.

Chief among them was that the pope would no longer celebrate beatification ceremonies, marking the penultimate step before sainthood.

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.

Looking back as the Vatican prepares to declare John Paul II «Blessed» on Sunday - the last step before sainthood - Aponte is certain he and his fellow cardinals made the right choice.

(CNN)- Blood taken from the late Pope John Paul II will be used Sunday as the Vatican declares him «blessed,» the last step before sainthood, the Catholic Church announced.

Pope John Paul II is beatified — the last step before sainthood — in a May ceremony attended by more than million people in Rome.

Beatification is the last step before sainthood and requires someone to have performed one miracle after his or her death.

If the pope confirms it was a miracle, John Paul will be eligible to be beatified, the last step before sainthood.

Not exact matches

Her answers to my series of questions were both astonishing and revealing: She confirmed for me that her academic team did not speak to a single patient, medical analyst, associate, or worker of Mother Teresa's before writing their paper against her; nor did they examine how all her finances were spent; nor did they speak with anyone at the Vatican involved with her sainthood cause, or consult the Vatican's medical board which certified the miracle attributed to Blessed Teresa.

Before the change, gaining consideration for sainthood in the Catholic Church required martyrdom, living a life heroically of Christian virtues or having a strong reputation for religious devotion.