Canonization

The Beatification Of John Paul II And The Express Canonization Protection Program

Michele Somerville | Posted 07.10.2011

Read More: Canonization, Beatification Process, Roman Catholic Church, Pope Alexander VI, Saint Mary MacKillop, Beatification, Dorothy Day, Sainthood, Pope Benedict XVI, Pope John Paul II, The Borgias, Catholic Church, Religion News
Michele Somerville

The current pope has much to gain by expediting the canonization of his predecessor. The fanfare that accompanies canonization promises to create a useful diversion for Ratzinger.

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The Beatification of David Foster Wallace

Joe Woodward | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: David Foster Wallace, Beatification, Canonization, Nathanael West, The Day of the Locust, Miss Lonelyhearts, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Pope John Paul II, Literary Scholars, Books News
Joe Woodward

It wasn't lost on me this week that progress was recently made on the "canonization" of David Foster Wallace.

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Pope Canonizes 1st Australian Saint

AP | NICOLE WINFIELD | Posted 05.25.2011

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VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI proclaimed Australia's first saint on Sunday, canonizing a 19th-century nun and also declaring five other saint...

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Alaska House Demands Canonization For "Uncle" Ted!

Shannyn Moore | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Alaska House, Senator Ted Stevens, Ted Stevens, House of Representatives, Bill Allen, Sarah Palin, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, Habeus Corpus, Attorney General Eric Holder, Mike Doogan, Sarah Palin Reaction, Canonization, Ted Stevens Corruption, Girdwood-Alaska, Politics News
Shannyn Moore

I think Mr. Stevens should wait as least as long as the interned Japanese during WWII did for their apology.

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