Saint makers.(possibility that Catholic Church will canonize American candidates for sainthood)

From: U.S. News & World Report | Date: January 11, 1999 | Copyright information

Supporters of the 29 American candidates for canonization are optimistic about the chances that some will complete the long and complicated process of being raised to sainthood. Pope John Paul II has canonized more people than all other 20th-century popes combined, and the American candidates meet the modern criteria for sainthood.

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