Vatican: Pope John Paul II to be sainted

Vatican: Pope John Paul II to be sainted, The Vatican stated today that the late Pope John Paul II will become a saint. The Vatican committee campaigned for about a month to decide whether or not the Polish born Pope performed the two miracles required to be deemed into sainthood. The Vatican also announced that Pope John XXIII would also be named as a saint.

John Paul II held the reign as pope from 1978 until his death in 2005. His miracles are reported as healing a Costa Rican woman of a severe brain injury after the woman’s family prayed to the memory of the late pope; the second miracle comes from a French nun who was cured of Parkinson’s disease after she prayed to the memory of the deceased pope.

John XXIII, who was head of the Catholic Church from 1958 until he died in 1963, will be named a saint although theologians have not confirmed two miracles required for sainthood. Pope Francis has decided to move forward because of John XXIII’s work during the Second Vatican Council and the reforms that came as a result.

John Paul II and John XXIII will be canonized before the end of the year. Pope Francis will decide a date at a later time, but hints have been made at an early December canonization.

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