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Recent Examples of sainthood In July 2024, it was confirmed that the late Pope Francis had approved Acutis for sainthood. Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025 Named after a groundbreaking Black Catholic nun who’s being considered for sainthood, Thea Bowman is home to about 830 students and has a waiting list of about 200 applicants, said Superintendent Marlon Mitchell. Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025 Chronicles is set in a tiny Argentinian town where a pious yet competitive woman decides that staging a miracle could be her ticket to sainthood. Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 27 June 2025 Two miracles have been attributed to him, fulfilling a key requirement for sainthood under Church rules. Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sainthood
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Noun
  • This was the difference between chasing holiness and choosing wholeness.
    Timothy Schraeder Rodriguez, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
  • True holiness can come from deep friendship.
    Jason DeRose, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The central story of a young boy learning rituals from elders prompts universal questions about how spirituality can guide and limit our lives.
    Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Kaish had a deep connection to spirituality, particularly Jewish mysticism.
    Grace Edquist, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025

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