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Who becomes a saint in the Catholic Church, and is that changing?

  • Written by Mathew Schmalz, Associate Professor of Religion, College of the Holy Cross
imagePope Francis at the end of a canonization ceremony for Mother Teresa.Alessandra Tarantino/AP

Pope Francis has created a new category for beatification, the level immediately below sainthood, in the Catholic Church: those who give their lives for others. This is called “oblatio vitae,” the “offer of life” for the well-being...

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