beatification

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Canonisation is the final step towards sainthood in the Catholic Church, following beatification.

From Barron's • Oct. 19, 2025

Lyle Menendez spearheaded a beatification project at Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility, and his brother has organized artwork for the project.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2025

The usual formal process for someone to be declared a saint would next involve beatification, one step short of full sainthood.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2025

During a ceremonious Mass, papal envoy Cardinal Marcello Semeraro read out the Latin formula of the beatification of the Ulma family signed last month by Pope Francis.

From Washington Times • Sep. 10, 2023

On the 22nd February of the same year, the Holy Father signed decrees bearing on the beatification of several holy persons, among whom was Clement Maria Hofbauer, a Redemptorist.

From Pius IX. And His Time by Dawson, Æneas MacDonell