It's official: Paul VI and Oscar Romero will be canonized

Vatican City, Mar 7, 2018 / 05:17 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The Vatican announced Wednesday that Pope Francis has recognized a second miracle allowing five people on the path to sainthood to be canonized, the most prominent being Bl. Pope Paul VI and Bl. Oscar Romero.

With a second miracle approved, the path has been cleared for a date to be set for the canonization of each of the five candidates, allowing them to officially be declared a saint.