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How a Saint Becomes a Saint?

November 28th, 2014

PEACEKEEPING AND SECURITY

(Contd. From Page 1)

Since the UN
does not
maintain its

But do you know how does a Saint Become a Saint?

own military.
Peacekeeping

The process through which a holy person becomes an

forces are

official Saint in the Church is called ‘canonization’. It

voluntarily

generally begins at least 5 years after a person’s death.

provided by
member states.
These soldiers are sometimes nicknamed "Blue Helmets" for

Step 1: Research
A group is appointed by a bishop to investigate the
person’s life and holiness.

their distinctive gear. The UN has a Military Observer Group in
India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) of 42 uniformed personnel
responsible for monitoring the ceasefire in Jammu and
Kashmir.

During this stage, the person is referred to as a
‘Servant of God’. If the investigation is approved, the
person is called ‘Venerable’.

HUMAN RIGHTS
One of the UN's primary purposes is "promoting and
encouraging respect for human rights and for fundamental

Step 2: Miracles

freedoms for all without distinction as to race, sex, language,

Miracles must be seen as being achieved through the

separate action" to protect these rights.

or religion", and member states pledge to undertake "joint and

intercession of that person. Once this is proven the
person is called ‘Blessed’. This step is called
‘beatification’.

Final Step: Canonization
After another miracle is attributed to this person, the

In 1948, the General Assembly adopted a Universal
Declaration of Human Rights, drafted by a committee headed
by Franklin D. Roosevelt's widow, Eleanor. The document
proclaims basic civil, political, and economic rights common to
all human beings. The Declaration serves as a "common
standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations" rather
than a legally binding document.

Pope will make a formal declaration of ‘canonization’ and
the person is called a Saint!
It is important to realize that we do not pray to saints,
as if they were equal to God.
Rather, we honor the Saints for their holy lives and,
because of their close connection with
God, we ask the Saints to pray
WITH and FOR us.

OBJECTIVES OF THE
United Nations
Since the Modi Speech at the UN, Rambo and Pranks have
been very keen on learning about the UN. When the Kashmir
elections sprung up, they remembered that the UN was

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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND HUMATARIAN
ASSISTANCE

Another primary purpose of the UN is "to achieve international
co-operation in solving international problems of an economic,
social, cultural, or humanitarian character". Numerous bodies
like the UNDP, UNESCO, FAO, World Bank, IMF etc have
been created to work towards this goal, primarily under the
authority of the General Assembly and ECOSOC. These
bodies set and meet Millennium Development Goals (this
goal setting was started in the year 2000)

OTHERS
Since the UN's creation, over 80 colonies have attained
independence. The General Assembly adopted
the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial
Countries and Peoples in 1960 with no votes against but
abstentions from all major colonial powers. , created in 1962,
the committee lists seventeen remaining "Non-Self-Governing
Territories", the largest and most populous of which
is Western Sahara.

supposed to conduct a poll there. When they asked their parents
about they UN, they were told to look up their encyclopedias.

The UN also manages the UN Environmental
Programme (UNEP), and also declares and