Popes, politics and sainthood the backdrop to improved relations between Vatican and Ireland

In a word

Saint

Diarmuid Martin praises role of new saints

‘Saints ... are witnesses as to how we should try to live’

Canonisation: A day for the fold-up chair and raincoat

Rome welcomes over 800,000 pilgrims for sainthood ceremony

Canonisation: Rome mayor unhappy about picking up tab

Ignazio Marino expects events to cost city some €7m and says bill should be shared

Dual canonisation a neat masterstroke by Pope Francis

Ceremony for John XXIII and John Paul II represents a balancing act

Christ will not be incarcerated by the limits of our minds

Authority is for building up others, never for their diminishment or humiliation

John Paul II: tainted saint?

The late Polish pope and another former pontiff, John XXIII, will be canonised in Rome in a fortnight’s time. Many people, uncomfortable with John Paul’s ideologies and allegiances, are unhappy about the speed of his sainthood

Two popes to be canonised ‘did nothing’ about Maciel allegations

Allegations against Legionaries of Christ founder ignored, documentary reveals

‘Francis Effect’ draws double the crowds

Vatican figures show Pope drew over 6.5m to papal events

Date set for canonisation of John Paul II and John XXIII

Former popes to be declared saints in Vatican next April

Vatican announces canonisation of popes John Paul II and John XXIII

‘Normal procedures’ followed with two miracles attributed to John Paul II