John Paul II on brink of sainthood after miracle approved - report


  • World
  • Wednesday, 03 Jul 2013

A model of a monument to the late Pope John Paul II is pictured in front of workers clearing snow as they prepare the ground for the construction of the statue, in Czestochowa April 3, 2013. REUTERS/Grzegorz Skowronek/Agencja Gazeta

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The late Pope John Paul II moved closer to sainthood on Tuesday after a commission of cardinals and bishops credited him with a second miracle since his death, Italian media reported.

A canonisation ceremony for the Polish-born pontiff, who died in April 2005, could come as soon as December, news agency ANSA said. That would be the fastest progression to sainthood in modern times.

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