Rome, Italy, Sep 30, 2013 / 02:34 am
The Vatican has announced that former Popes John Paul II and John XXIII are slated to be canonized this coming spring.
The announcement was made following the Sept. 30 consistory, in which the Holy Father proclaimed that the pontiffs would be canonized together April 27, 2014 on the second Sunday of Easter, Divine Mercy Sunday.
A consistory is a meeting where the Pope and the College of Cardinals come together to discuss and determine dates for current causes of beatification or canonization.
In recent months, the final steps paving the way towards Bl. John Paul II's canonization, including the approval of the second needed miracle, have been completed.