canonization

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The methods for affirming this miracle are the same as those followed in Stage II. Canonization allows for public veneration by all faithful within the Roman Catholic Church.

From Washington Times • Dec. 2, 2017

Canonization requires a second miracle, although the pope may waive some of these requirements.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 27, 2012

Canonization of saints is a Roman Catholic practice that for Protestants was swept away with the Reformation.

From Time Magazine Archive

Canonization is the solemn and definitive act by which the pope decrees the plenitude of public honours.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" by Various

Can the Church err in the Canonization of a Saint?

From Baltimore Catechism, No. 3 by Anonymous