The canonization of two popes on the same day

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The Canonization of Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II


This coming Sunday, on April 27th, 2014, both Pope John Paul II and John XXIII will be canonized.

People from all walks of life have been invited.


It is expected that an additional 5 million people will be in Rome for the double canonization on Sunday. It is believed that this will be the largest event that the Catholic Church has ever had in Rome, in terms of live attendance.


More information:

Dual canonization of popes to highlight "heroic sanctity," Cardinal Dolan says - CBS News

Popes John Paul II and John XXIII To Be Canonized In April | TIME.com

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/01/w...-xxiii-and-john-paul-ii-on-same-day.html?_r=0

Pope Francis said Monday that he would canonize two of his most influential predecessors, John Paul II and John XXIII, on the same day next spring, a highly unusual move that was taken as an effort to promote unity within the Roman Catholic Church.

The two popes, who have disparate followings among reformers and conservatives within the church, will be declared saints on April 27, Francis said during a meeting with cardinals at the Vatican. Each achieved considerable international stature: John Paul II for encouraging the fall of Communism in his native Poland and across Eastern Europe, and John XXIII for assembling the liberalizing Second Vatican Council, which ran from 1962 to 1965.

This is the first time that the canonization of two popes on the same day has ever happened.

What is canonization:

Canonization - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Canonization - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


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Surely this will be carried live on TV on Sunday.

 

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Before the 27th of April, only 3 other popes have been canonized.

 

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History in the making.