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  Mother Teresa To Be Made Catholic Saint In September: Report

  Mother Teresa, the Nobel laureate, who dedicated her life to helping the poorest of the poor, will be made a saint of the Roman Catholic Church in September 2016, an Italian Catholic newspaper reported on Thursday.

• Catholics rename shrine for St. John Paul II in US

  Catholics in Washington are celebrating the sainthood of John Paul II by renaming a shrine devoted to his legacy.

• Pope Francis declares new saints John Paul II, John XXIII

  Pope Francis declared his two predecessors John XXIII and John Paul II saints on Sunday before hundreds of thousands of people in St. Peter's Square, an unprecedented ceremony made even more historic by the presence of retired Pope Benedict XVI.

• Pilgrims flock to Rome for double papal sainthood fete

  Pilgrims and dignitaries from the world over streamed into Rome a day before John Paul II and John XXIII are named saints in the first ever double papal canonisation.

• Historic canonisation of two popes brings joy and controversy

  Two giants of Roman Catholicism in the 20th century will become saints on Sunday at an unprecedented twin canonisation that has aroused both joy and controversy in the 1.2 billion member Church.

• Sing-along saint: Showbiz world gets papal inspiration

  Pope John Paul II's extraordinary life is being set to music in Rome, with audiences enjoying a flourish of theatre shows about the former playwright and future saint ahead of his canonisation on Sunday.

• Becoming a saint in five not-so-easy steps

  Being made a saint of the Catholic Church is no easy feat and the conclusion of a drawn-out process following a candidate's death, usually involving having two Vatican-recognized "miracles" attributed to you.

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  Vatican engaging pilgrims via social media for John Paul II's sainting

  John Paul II's canonisation will be one of the fastest in recent history - he died in 2005.

• How much is that halo? Vatican regulates costs of making saints

  Even "poor" saints will benefit from Pope Francis' drive to control costs and introduce a sense of sobriety and accounting transparency in the Vatican.

• Pope to unveil sainthood date for John Paul II, John XXIII

  Pope Francis was on Monday set to announce the date that predecessors John Paul II and John XXIII will be made saints in a ceremony expected to draw hundreds of thousands of pilgrims.

• Pope John Paul II: Poland's soon-to-be new saint

  Pope John Paul II, who the Vatican said will be made a saint, was an inspirational figure who helped topple communism but alienated many Catholics with his conservative views.

• Popes John Paul II, John XXIII to be made saints: Vatican

  Late popes John Paul II and John XXIII will be made saints of the Roman Catholic Church, the Vatican said today in a widely-awaited announcement, without specifying when the canonisations will occur.

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  Did Pope John Paul II whip himself often?

  Pope John Paul II used to whip himself regularly with a trouser belt that he had kept in his wardrobe, a new book has revealed.