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| Vatican to make John Paul II a saint | Vatican to make John Paul II a saint |
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| The Vatican says Pope John Paul II is to become a saint. | The Vatican says Pope John Paul II is to become a saint. |
| Pope Francis has authorised a second miracle attributed to the late pontiff, clearing the way for his canonisation, which is expected later this year. | |
| The Polish-born pontiff led the Roman Catholic Church from 1978 until his death in 2005. | The Polish-born pontiff led the Roman Catholic Church from 1978 until his death in 2005. |
| Pope Francis also approved the sainthood of Pope John XXIII (1958-1963), though no second miracle has been attributed to his intercession. | Pope Francis also approved the sainthood of Pope John XXIII (1958-1963), though no second miracle has been attributed to his intercession. |
| A precise date for the canonisations will be set by a meeting of cardinals, the Vatican said. | |
| John Paul II has been on a fast-track to sainthood since his death. Just six years later he was beatified by his successor Pope Benedict XVI. | |
| Canonisation, the final step in declaring a deceased person a saint, requires the attribution of one further miracle to the intercession of the candidate after they have been beatified. | |
| An "inexplicable recovery" on the very day of John Paul II's beatification has been assessed as a miracle by the Vatican's saint-making department, the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, and Pope Francis has now approved that decision. | |
| John Paul II streamlined the path to sainthood, and himself created more saints than all previous popes combined. | |
| 'The Good Pope' | |
| Pope John XXIII reigned from 1958 until 1963 and was known as "Good Pope John" because of his kindly demeanour. | |
| The Italian convened the Second Vatican Council but died before it was completed. | |
| He was beatified by John Paul II in 2000. |