John Paul I to be beatified

Pope John Paul I, who reigned for only 33 days in 1978, will be beatified, moving him closer to eventual sainthood in the Roman Catholic Church, the Vatican said on Wednesday. A statement said Pope Francis had approved a decree recognizing a miracle attributed to the intercession of the late Italian pope, whose birth name was Albino Luciani.
 

 

 

 

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