Canonization Process News Today

Reverend Father Matthew Yitiereh was born on January 1, 1961 at Nandom Pina in the Upper West Region of Ghana by a very religious Catholic parents, Mr Richard Yitiereh and Mrs Sabina Yitiereh, who are both deceased. Rev. Fr. Yitiereh had his primary education at Baselb Primary School in the…

At an Oct. 19 ceremony, the Philadelphia Archdiocese announced it will send the canonization cause of Augustinian Father Bill Atkinson -- the Catholic Churchs first quadriplegic priest -- to the Vatican.

Any attacks with vehicles. so, security is very tight. but the difference on this trip is that these are pilgrims and people who have come here to pray and the pope has come here to pray with them. hannah. >> and we know, delia, that the pope will be canonizing and making saints out of two of the children who claim to have seen the virgin mary 100 years ago. how important is canonization for the spread of the catholic church and how often does it happen? >> well, it happens, actually, fairly reg...

Gentleman in brazil had a brain infection and tumors. he had been struggling a long time with illness. he was scheduled for surgery. his wife and priest had been praying for months to mother teresa for a cure. and just before the surgery, the doctors say he sat up, he was awake, tumors were gone, infection was gchblt agone -- ws gone, and no explanation. the man was also deemed to be sterile because of all the medications he was on, and he now has two children. this is the second miracle attribu...

How contentious is it to recognized them? how do you determine whether theyre real? >> well, there are all kinds of panels doing the investigation. the medical doctors weigh in. witnesses weigh in. they have people who try to be contrarian as part of the process and cast any doubt that they can upon. if theres no other explanation like this miracle, this gentleman in brazil had a brain infection and tumors. he had been struggling a long time with illness. he was scheduled for surgery. his wife a...

Some have been critical of him n for not dealing with the child sex abuse scandals that came to light during his papacy. john xxiii had a common touch and a love of escaping the vatican walls and visiting hospitals and prisoners. he was particularly appreciated for modernizing the church. the ceremony for the two popes will definitely bring out many emotions. >> we came here because we feel so much love and so much hope for our god that brought us here. we can see and have this beautiful feeling...

And all of this with special power per the faithful. john paul iis canonization was fast tracked. usually the church waits to start the canonization process. they shouted out mach this man a saint straight away. and it was by popular demand. >> john paul ii took the gospel to the people. you talk to them and they may not have met the pope but they had a personal experience. they saw him in their hometown and that were moved by. it >> john paul 23rd who died in 1963 died in the midst of vatican t...