This month in Rome, Pope Francis canonized 10 new saints. He’s named a record number of saints since becoming pope. His predecessor Pope John Paul II had already been canonized as did all the previous Catholic popes combined. John Last reports from Italy on the changing requirements for sainthood, and why their numbers are increasing.
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