The Vatican must then ascertain a miracle attributed to the candidate's intercession for beatification, and a second miracle for the person to be declared a saint. Martyrs are exempt from the ...

(ANSA) - ROME, FEB 25 - Pope Francis has decided to clear the path towards the beatification of Salvo D'Acquisto while he is being treated at the Agostino Gemelli hospital for double pneumonia ...

The first step was beatification, a papal declaration that a person is “Blessed,” after a confirmed miracle. “In order to be considered for sainthood, you have to have two documented miracles that you ...

Pope Francis has advanced five people’s paths to sainthood after approving decrees promulgated by the Vatican’s Dicastery for ...