beatification
封圣
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Both the Blet and Cornwall volumes are also part of the current struggle over the possible beatification and canonization of Pius XII.
(in the Roman Catholic Church) declaration by the pope that a dead person is in a state of bliss, constituting a step toward canonization and permitting public veneration.
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a ceremony of 'beatification' in St Peter's Square
We wrote a pretty irreverent piece on the Pope's 'beatification' of two dead shepherd children.
The problem is that you confused 'beatification' and canonization.
Solanus Casey is a textbook example of the traditional candidate for 'beatification' and canonization.
Their 'beatification' at a ceremony in St Peter's Square marks the final step before actual canonisation through the Roman Catholic Church.
The date chosen for her 'beatification' , Mission Sunday, is the Sunday closest to the twenty-fifth anniversary of the pontificate of John Paul II and to the end of the Year of the Rosary.
they recommended his 'beatification'
The facts emerged only during the investigation of her life preceding her 'beatification' , which takes place in Rome this month.
Thus far, the most vocal opposition to Pius IX's 'beatification' and potential canonization comes from the Jewish community, especially in Italy.
As an outsider, I am of course not entitled to a view about who deserves 'beatification' or canonization.
Last month the Vatican announced the long-awaited 'beatification' of John XXIII.
In the 1990s, a number of bishoprics in Germany, Luxembourg and France began to support his 'beatification' by the Roman Catholic Church.
The Vatican has recognized a miracle that she's believed to have performed, a key step in her 'beatification' .
The life of Fr Mullen was featured recently on the RTE programme ‘Nationwide’, which, combined with the book, is hopefully seen as a step towards 'beatification' .
Both the Blet and Cornwall volumes are also part of the current struggle over the possible 'beatification' and canonization of Pius XII.
In some press accounts this act was linked with the expected 'beatification' , not of Pius XII, but of Pius IX.
Once declared a holy person, the next step is 'beatification' and finally canonisation.
Her 'beatification' , the penultimate step on the way to sainthood, has taken place at surprising speed even in the context of the ‘saint factory’ that is the contemporary Vatican.
The Vatican said at the weekend that a decision in favour of the pope's eventual fast-track 'beatification' would be the ‘exclusive competence’ of his successor.
His 'beatification' , the first step to sainthood, is expected to take five years, far shorter than normal.
The 'beatification' and canonization of Juan Diego bring into question the integrity of the process followed by the Congregation for the Causes of the Saints.
After Escrivá's death in 1975, a third of the world's bishops petitioned the Vatican to open his cause for 'beatification' and canonisation.
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