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The Church's official recognition of sanctity implies that the person is now in Heaven and that they may be publicly invoked and mentioned officially in the liturgy of the Church, including in the Litany of the Saints. In the Catholic Church, canonization is a decree that allows universal veneration of the saint.
The process of beatification and canonization has undergone various reforms in the history of the Roman Catholic Church. For current practice, as well as a discussion of similar processes in other churches, see the article on canonization.
In the Catholic Church, the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, previously named the Congregation for the Causes of Saints (Latin: Congregatio de Causis Sanctorum), is the dicastery of the Roman Curia that oversees the complex process that leads to the canonization of saints, passing through the steps of a declaration of "heroic virtues" and beatification.
Beatification (from Latin beatus, "blessed" and facere, "to make") is a recognition accorded by the Catholic Church of a deceased person's entrance into Heaven and capacity to intercede on behalf of individuals who pray in their name.
During the canonization process employed by the Catholic Church, the 'Promoter of the Faith' (Latin: promotor fidei), popularly known as the Devil's advocate (advocatus diaboli), was a canon lawyer appointed by Church authorities to argue against the canonization of a candidate. [4]
Date of Canonization Place of Canonization Luigi Scrosoppi [1] 10 June 2001 St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City Agostino Roscelli [1] 10 June 2001 St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City Bernard of Corleone [1] 10 June 2001 St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City Ignazia Verzeri [1] 10 June 2001 St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City Rafqa Pietra Choboq Ar ...
List of saints canonized in the 20th century (1901–2000) are people who have received recognition as saints through canonization by the following popes of the Roman Catholic Church: Pope Pius XI (1922–1939) Pope Pius XII (1939–1958) Pope John XXIII (1958–1963) Pope Paul VI (1963–1978) Pope John Paul II (1978–2005)
In addition, 13 other popes are in the process of becoming canonised saints: as of December 2018, two are recognised as being Servants of God, one is recognised as being Venerable, and 10 have been declared Blessed or Beati, making a total of 95 (97 if Pope Liberius and Pope Adeodatus II are recognised to be saints) of the 266 Roman pontiffs ...