beatification

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

From Barron's

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

From BBC

Of course, Republican conventions in Washington state did not use to be beatification events where candidates were chosen by God.

From Seattle Times

The Catholic Church had faced a dilemma in beatifying Wiktoria’s unborn child and declaring it a martyr because, among other things, it had not been baptized, which is a requirement for beatification.

From Washington Times

A beatification Mass service has been held in Poland for a Catholic family murdered by Nazis for hiding Jews during World War Two.

From BBC