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sainthood stories: 9 news summaries

 Pope Canonizes Father Damien 

Belgian missionary, four others elevated to sainthood

Oct 11, 09 2:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Father Damien, the Belgian missionary who ministered to leprosy victims on the Hawaiian island of Molokai before contracting and dying of the disease, was canonized today. The 19th-century priest, the founder of the Little Sisters of the Poor, and three others were elevated to sainthood in a ceremony that drew... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • Catholic Church • religion • saint • Hawaii • missionary • sainthood • Roman Catholic Church • leprosy • Father Damien • canonization • Molokai • Hansen's disease

(AP) - A 19th-century Belgian priest who ministered to leprosy patients in Hawaii will be declared a saint October 11, the AP reports. In July, Pope Benedict XVI approved a miracle attributed to Rev. Damien de Veuster's intercession, declaring that a Honolulu woman's recovery in 1999 from terminal lung cancer was the... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • Vatican • Hawaii • Pope John Paul II • beatification • sainthood • Catholic priest • leprosy

 'Hitler's Pope' 
 Closer to 
 Sainthood 

Benedict XVI prepares to beatify controversial Pius XII

Oct 10, 08 1:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - The most controversial pope of modern times may soon be a step closer to sainthood, reports Der Spiegel. Pius XII—known by many as "Hitler's Pope" because of his lack of action during the Holocaust or criticism of the Nazis—is about to be beatified, despite decades of dispute.... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • Holocaust • Jews • Vatican • beatification • sainthood • Nazis • Pope Pius XII • John Cornwell

Vatican Mulls
the Case for
St. John Paul II

Even a beloved pope has to wait to see if he's sainthood material

Jun 2, 08 8:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - He may have served as the spiritual leader for millions of Catholics for more than 26 years, but the soul of Pope John II is under intense scrutiny in Rome. The Washington Post takes a look at the office charged with determining whether the beloved pontiff is eligible for sainthood—... More »

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Italy • Rome • Pope John Paul II • beatification • sainthood

Padre Pio's Shrine
Now 2nd Only to Vatican

Italy's most famous saint displaces Lourdes for religious tourists

May 8, 08 6:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Move over, Lourdes. Padre Pio’s shrine in southern Italy is now the world’s second-largest religious tourist destination, reports the ANSA news agency. About 9 million tourists will visit the saint’s body, a million more than the French site and second only to the Vatican. More »

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Italy • religion • Vatican • sainthood • miracle • Padre Pio

 No Rest for the ... Faithful? 
Italy's Padre Pio On Display

700K already signed up to view exhumed Italian saint

Apr 24, 08 7:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Beloved saint Padre Pio, exhumed in March after 40 years, is now on display in southern Italy, where 700,000 faithful have signed up to view his remains, BBC reports. The archbishop who ran the exhumation marveled at the body: “The knees, hands, mittens, and nails are clearly visible.... More »

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Catholic Church • Italy • corpse • sainthood • exhumation • Padre Pio • stigmata

Beloved Italian Saint Exhumed

Padre Pio unearthed overnight to duck protests, legal challenge

Mar 4, 08 4:25 PM CST
(Newser) - One of Italy's most revered saints was exhumed without warning Sunday night, evading protesters and preempting a legal challenge, the Guardian reports. The body of Padre Pio was "in surprisingly good condition," said the archbishop of Puglia, where the saint's shrine draws millions of visitors every year. "... More »

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Catholic Church • Italy • saint • sainthood • exhumation • Padre Pio

'Saint Factory' Slows Down Production

New Vatican rules
will make getting
a halo a little harder

Feb 19, 08 11:57 AM CST
(Newser) - The Vatican is moving to slow traffic on the road to sainthood, the BBC reports. Critics accused the Vatican of becoming a "saint factory" under the late Pope John Paul II, who created more saints than all his predecessors combined. The new, more rigorous guidelines under Benedict XVI require... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • Vatican • Pope John Paul II • beatification • sainthood

Pope's Robe Shredded For Relics

100,000 fragments available online for a donation

Sep 25, 07 3:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - A white robe worn by Pope John Paul II has been cut into 100,000 tiny fragments which are being distributed for donations as religious relics to aid prayer and achieve miracles, reports the London Times. The operation is run by the Diocese of Rome and is causing concern... More »

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Vatican • Pope John Paul II • cassock • relics • beatification • sainthood • Vicariate of Rome • Bishop Velasio De Paolis • simony • Father Marco Fibbi • miracle

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