Topic: sainthood

A large screen for public display shows Pope John Paul II after sunset outside St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Saturday, April 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Who gets sainthood?

Mathew Schmalz - The Conversation
Mother Teresa (Reuters/Anibal Solimano)

Mother Teresa's fast track

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Pope Francis is driven through the crowd in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, April 27, 2014. Pope Francis has declared his two predecessors John XXIII and John Paul II saints in an unprecedented canonization ceremony made even more historic by the presence of retired Pope Benedict XVI. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda) (Vadim Ghirda)

Nicole Winfield, Daniela Petroff