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• Pope Francis
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Pope Francis kisses a sick man inside
the Basilica of Our Lady of Bonaria in
Cagliari, Sardinia, Sept. 22. (CNS photo/
Paul Haring)
Canonizations set for April 27, 2014
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Recognizing that Blessed John XXIII and John Paul II have
widespread reputations for holiness and that years of studying their lives and actions
have proven their exceptional virtue, Pope Francis announced he would declare his
two predecessors saints at a single ceremony April 27, 2014. The pope made the
announcement Sept. 30 at the end of an “ordinary public consistory,” a gathering of
cardinals and promoters of the sainthood causes of the two late popes.