How Someone Becomes a Saint: What Catholics Believe About Canonization
What Catholics Believe
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10-Dec-2025
Join David Uebbing as he unpacks the Catholic Church’s process of canonization—what it means, how it works, and why Saints matter in the life of faith. What are the stages of canonization? What qualifies someone to be declared a Saint? Do miracles still happen? And how can you become a Saint? Find answers to these questions and more in this episode of What Catholics Believe.
00:00 Intro
00:25 What does it mean to be canonized?
00:43 What are the stages of canonization?
01:31 What is a Saint?
02:12 What happens during the local phase?
04:06 What is a miracle?
05:07 Do Catholics worship Saints?
05:23 Do people still become Saints today?
06:21 Who is your favorite Saint?
07:53 How do I become a Saint?
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