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April 26, 2014

New saints join long list of papal saints

Sts. Peter, Gregory the Great, Pius X and St. Leo the Great are but a few of the popes who went on to be named saints.

VATICAN CITY - With the canonizations of John XXIII and John Paul II, 80 former popes have been declared saints. The vast majority came from the early days of the Church, when many popes were martyred. Here are 10 of the more interesting sainted popes:

Published in Papal Canonizations