Pope names 14 new saints, including martyrs of Damascus
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Pope names 14 new saints, including martyrs of Damascus
Pope Francis presides over a ceremony attended by thousands at St.
Peter's square, Vatican City, to canonise 14 individuals and so create a new group of saints.
Canonisation is the final step towards sainthood in the Catholic Church, following beatification.
Three conditions are required -- most crucially that the individual has performed at least two miracles.
He or she must be deceased for at least five years and have led an exemplary Christian life.
