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Trials of the saints Catholic canonization
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International Herald Tribune
03-04-2008
Trials of the saints Catholic canonization
Byline: James Martin The New York Times Media Group
Edition: 1
Section: OPINION
Last month, while Americans celebrated the feast days of two secular saints, George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, the Vatican issued a surprising new directive calling for greater rigor in its own saint-making process.
Published by the Vatican's Congregation for the Causes of ...
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