Popes John Paul II, John XXIII to Be Canonized Sunday
Published at(VATICAN CITY) — The double canonization of two popes is the hot ticket at the Vatican this Sunday.
Pope John XXIII, who helped bring the church into the modern era with Vatican II, and Pope John Paul II, the charismatic leader who is credited with helping end Communism in Eastern Europe, are set to join the Catholic church’s most holy hall of fame.
Since his death in 2005, John Paul II has zoomed through the path to sainthood, while Pope John XXIII had to wait 51 years.
The two modern-day pontiffs will join 78 other popes and thousands of other people who have endured the typically long and expensive path to sainthood.
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