Canonization in a sentence

In general, canonization requires two miracles that are verified as the result of the intercession of the sainthood candidates; one is needed for beatification and the second for canonization.

During the 2000 Council of the Russian Orthodox Church, the greatest general canonization in the history of the Orthodox Church took place: not only regarding the number of saints but also as in this canonization, all unknown saints were mentioned.

His cause of canonization resumed in 1944 under Pope Pius XII and remains open, with the requirement of a miracle attributed to his intercession needed for his canonization.

The fifth sainthood cause to move a step toward canonization was that of Italian teenager Matteo Farina, who lived from 1990 to 2009.

Although the specific date has not been announced, the Vatican indicated that his canonization will occur in 2025 when the church celebrates its jubilee, or holy year that occurs every quarter century.

Despite a few high-profile delays in recent years, the canonization of Venerable Fulton J. Sheen — the popular, scholarly archbishop and 20th-century pioneer of Catholic broadcasting — is “inevitable,” said the head of the foundation supporting his cause.

Inspired by this event, Ambassador Cabangon Chua committed to promoting the canonization of San Lorenzo Ruiz.

Archbishop Philip M. Hannan began the canonization process for Henriette DeLille in 1988.

He would be the first U.S. parish priest to be beatified, the first major step before canonization.

Michael Fu Tieshan, a bishop of China’s state-run church, the Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association, called the canonization a “public humiliation” in an interview with state-run television, AP reported at the time.

Only an encounter with him can save, can make life full and beautiful,” Pope Francis said at the canonization Mass in St. Peter’s Square Oct. 13.

The phenomenon of Fortnite accelerated the canonization of eSports into the sports entertainment industrial complex.

A tapestry portrait of St. Josephine Bakhita hangs from the facade of St. Peter’s Basilica during her canonization in 2000 at the Vatican.

Bishop Barres suggested Catholics can prepare for his canonization by reflecting on his “heroic life and sanctity” and by reading his homilies and pastoral letters and various biographies written about him.

Church observers expressed hope St. Romero’s canonization could bring unity to a country with polarized politics and offer a possibility of improvement.

Earlier, the Salvadoran pilgrims had given thanks for St. Romero’s canonization at a Mass celebrated in the Vatican audience hall by Salvadoran Cardinal Gregorio Rosa Chavez, who was a close friend of the slain archbishop.

The Poor Handmaids will honor Mother Mary Catherine Kasper’s canonization with another celebration at The Center at Donaldson on Nov. 4. All are invited to attend and participate.

After the Pope's canonization, another miracle is said to have taken place when a Christian family activist named Clem Lane suffered a major heart attack and was placed in an oxygen tent, where he was given extreme unction.

Canonization The statue of Pope St. Pius X in St. Peter's Basilica infobox Although Pius X's canonisation took place in 1954, the events leading up to it began immediately with his death.

Commemoration Saints Cyril and Methodius' Day Saints Cyril and Methodius procession The canonization process was much more relaxed in the decades following Cyril's death than today.