The Roman Catholic Church will declare the late Pope John Paul II a saint, the Vatican announced Friday.
Pope
Francis signed the decree Friday morning, the Vatican said. John Paul
was pope from 1978 until his death in 2005, and was in a way the first
rock star pontiff, drawing vast crowds as he criss-crossed the globe.
At
his funeral, thousands of pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square and
chanted “Santo Subito” — Sainthood Now! The Polish-born pope was
fast-tracked to beatification and became “the blessed” John Paul II
barely six years after his death, the fastest beatification in
centuries.
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