Vatican Regulates Costs of Making Saints

Even “poor” saints will benefit from Pope Francis' drive to control costs and introduce a sense of sobriety and accounting transparency in the Vatican.   The Vatican newspaper said on Tuesday that the Holy See department that oversees the making of saints had introduced a “price list,” or a rough guide to the costs of sanctity.   It will clearly inform dioceses, associations or orders of priests and nuns who promote sainthood causes for deceased people considered to have...

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