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The new regulations are designed partly to prevent conflicts of interest.
Pope Francis advanced Tuesday the sainthood causes of several men and women, including two Italian priests of the 20th century -- one who was ordained at age 23 and another who was ordained at 65.
Pope Francis Wednesday advanced the sainthood causes of five men and women, including an Italian teenager who died of a brain tumor in 2009, declaring them “venerable.”
Pope Francis said Thursday that the often hidden holiness lived out in everyday life is a true light within the Church.