beatification
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Canonisation is the final step towards sainthood in the Catholic Church, following beatification.
From Barron's • Oct. 19, 2025
Lyle Menendez spearheaded a beatification project at Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility, and his brother has organized artwork for the project.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2025
The usual formal process for someone to be declared a saint would next involve beatification, one step short of full sainthood.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2025
During a ceremonious Mass, papal envoy Cardinal Marcello Semeraro read out the Latin formula of the beatification of the Ulma family signed last month by Pope Francis.
From Washington Times • Sep. 10, 2023
This examination often continues for several years; after which his Holiness decrees the beatification, and the corpse and relics of the future saint are exposed to the veneration of all good Christians.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis by Various
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