Commentary The canonization of Pope Paul VI on Oct. 14 makes this an opportune time to look back on the years surrounding the Second Vatican Council in order to put in context the present state of the ongoing implementation of the conciliar reforms. Blessed Paul VI, who was pope from 1963 to 1978, was arguably […]
Miracles clear path to sainthood for Paul VI, Romero
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has cleared the way for the canonizations of Blesseds Paul VI and Oscar Romero. At a meeting March 6 with Cardinal Angelo Amato, prefect of the Congregation for Saints’ Causes, Pope Francis signed decrees for the causes of 13 men and women — among […]
Paul VI could be canonized in 2018, newspaper reports
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Blessed Paul VI could be declared a saint in 2018, perhaps during the Synod of Bishops, an institution he re-established after the Second Vatican Council, according to the newspaper of his home diocese. La Voce del Popolo, the newspaper of the Diocese of Brescia, Italy, reported […]
