Saint John Paul II?
Thursday, May 05 2011
by Frank Stasio and Nasir Abbas
Pope John Paul II
Earlier this week, Pope John Paul II was beatified in Rome, with 1.5 million people in attendance. Beatification is the penultimate step toward achieving sainthood in the Catholic Church. The process of canonization is something author Justin Catanoso came to understand while writing his book, “My Cousin, the Saint” (Harper Collins/2008). His relative, an Italian parish priest named Gaetano Catanoso, was beatified 14 years ago and named a saint in 2005. Justin Catanoso joins host Frank Stasio to talk about discovering his cousin’s holy life, and the politics behind the possible canonization of John Paul II.
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