Here is a brief summary of how the Roman Catholic Church recognises sainthood. The process that can lead to sainthood, known as a "cause", cannot usually start until five years after a person's death.

The Catholic Church will proclaim its first millennial saint on April 27, elevating Carlo Acutis, a teenage web developer who died from leukaemia in 2006, to the same status as Saint Francis and ...

Factbox-A Brief Guide to the Catholic Church's Saint-Making Process VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Catholic Church will proclaim its first millennial saint on April 27, elevating Carlo Acutis ...