Editing Pope Paul VI (section)

==Canonisation==
{{Main|Beatification and canonization of Pope Paul VI}}
{{Infobox saint
|honorific_prefix = Pope [[Saint]]
|name             = Paul VI
|birth_name       = Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini
|feast_day        = 29 May
|venerated_in     = [[Catholic Church]]
|image            = Papa Paolo VI.jpg
|caption          = 
|titles           = [[Pope]]; [[Confessor]]
|beatified_date   = 19 October 2014
|beatified_place  = [[St. Peter's Square]], [[Vatican City]]
|beatified_by     = [[Pope Francis]]
|canonized_date   = 14 October 2018
|canonized_place  = St. Peter's Square, Vatican City
|canonized_by     = Pope Francis
|attributes       = [[Papal regalia and insignia|Papal vestments]], [[Papal tiara]], [[Pallium]]
|patronage        = Archdiocese of Milan, Paul VI Pontifical Institute, Second Vatican Council, Diocese of Brescia, Concesio, Magenta, Paderno Dugnano
}}
[[File:Beatification of Paul VI.jpg|thumb|left|Tapestry of Paul VI on the occasion of his beatification on 19 October 2014]]
[[File:Ceremonia de Canonización de Monseñor Romero. (44398703435).jpg|thumb|right|Canonization Mass held on 14 October 2018]]

The diocesan process for beatification for Paul VI—titled then as a [[Servant of God]]—opened in Rome on 11 May 1993 under [[Pope John Paul II]] after the "[[nihil obstat]]" ("nothing against") was declared the previous 18 March. Cardinal [[Camillo Ruini]] opened the diocesan process in Rome. The title of Servant of God is the first of four steps toward possible [[canonisation]]. The diocesan process concluded its business on 18 March 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.microsofttranslator.com/bv.aspx?from=&to=en&a=http%3A%2F%2Fpress.catholica.va%2Fnews_services%2Fbulletin%2Fnews%2F30226.php%3Findex%3D30226%26lang%3Den|title = Catholic Press|publisher = [[Microsoft]]|type = [[Bing Translator|translator]]|access-date = 23 June 2013|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130523020217/http://www.microsofttranslator.com/bv.aspx?from=&to=en&a=http%3A%2F%2Fpress.catholica.va%2Fnews_services%2Fbulletin%2Fnews%2F30226.php%3Findex%3D30226%26lang%3Den|archive-date = 23 May 2013|url-status = dead}}</ref>

On 20 December 2012, [[Pope Benedict XVI]], in an audience with the Cardinal Prefect of the [[Congregation for the Causes of Saints]] [[Angelo Amato]], declared that the late pontiff had lived a life of [[heroic virtue]], which means that he could be called "[[Venerable]]".<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.microsofttranslator.com/bv.aspx?from=&to=en&a=http%3A%2F%2Fpress.catholica.va%2Fnews_services%2Fbulletin%2Fnews%2F30226.php%3Findex%3D30226%26lang%3Den|title = translator|publisher = Microsoft|access-date = 23 June 2013|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130523020217/http://www.microsofttranslator.com/bv.aspx?from=&to=en&a=http%3A%2F%2Fpress.catholica.va%2Fnews_services%2Fbulletin%2Fnews%2F30226.php%3Findex%3D30226%26lang%3Den|archive-date = 23 May 2013|url-status = dead}}</ref>

On 12 December 2013, Vatican officials comprising a medical panel approved a supposed miracle that was attributed to the intercession of the late pontiff, which was the curing of an unborn child in [[California]], U.S.A in the 1990s. This miracle was investigated in California from 7 July 2003 until 12 July 2004. It was expected that [[Pope Francis]] would approve the miracle in the near future, thus, warranting the beatification of the late pontiff.<ref name="uscatholic">{{cite web|url=http://www.uscatholic.org/news/201312/alleged-miracle-puts-pope-paul-vi-one-step-closer-sainthood-28254|work=US Catholic|title=Alleged miracle puts Pope Paul VI one step closer to sainthood|access-date=5 January 2014|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304191352/http://www.uscatholic.org/news/201312/alleged-miracle-puts-pope-paul-vi-one-step-closer-sainthood-28254|url-status=live}}</ref> In February 2014, it was reported that the consulting Vatican theologians to the Congregation for the Causes of Saints recognised the miracle attributed to the late pontiff on 18 February.<ref name="catholicnewsagency">[https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/3878/pope-benedict-forgoes-waiting-period-begins-john-paul-ii-beatification-process "Pope Benedict Forgoes Waiting Period, begins John Paul II Beatification Process"]  Catholic News Agency 13 May 2005 Retrieved 1 May 2011</ref>

On 24 April 2014, it was reported in the Italian magazine ''Credere'' that the late pope could possibly be beatified on 19 October 2014. This report from the magazine further stated that several cardinals and bishops would meet on 5 May to confirm the miracle that had previously been approved, and then present it to Pope Francis who may sign the decree for beatification shortly after that.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gazzettadelsud.it/news/english/89311/Pope-Paul-VI--to-be-beatified-this-year-.html|title=Pope Paul VI 'to be beatified this year'|date=24 April 2014|access-date=25 April 2014|archive-date=26 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140426232643/http://www.gazzettadelsud.it/news/english/89311/Pope-Paul-VI--to-be-beatified-this-year-.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Congregation for the Causes of Saints' cardinal and bishop members held that meeting and positively concluded that the healing was indeed a miracle that could be attributed to the late pope. The matter would then be presented by the Cardinal Prefect to the Pope for approval.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ansa.it/english/news/vatican/2014/05/06/paul-vi-set-for-beatification_3a5e964a-f37c-4b28-bf2d-c74498d981ab.html|title=Paul VI set for beatification|publisher=ANSA|date=6 May 2014|access-date=6 May 2014|archive-date=6 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140506172047/http://www.ansa.it/english/news/vatican/2014/05/06/paul-vi-set-for-beatification_3a5e964a-f37c-4b28-bf2d-c74498d981ab.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

The second miracle required for his canonisation was reported to have occurred in 2014 not long after his beatification. The vice-postulator, Antonio Lanzoni, suggested that the canonisation could be approved in the near future which would allow for the canonisation sometime in spring 2016; this did not materialise because the investigations were still ongoing at that stage.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=it&u=http://www.italiaoggi.it/giornali/preview_giornali.asp%3Fid%3D1953197%26codiciTestate%3D1&prev=search|title=Paul VI made a miracle|publisher=Italia Oggi|date=14 January 2015|access-date=17 August 2015|archive-date=13 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313031518/https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=it&u=http://www.italiaoggi.it/giornali/preview_giornali.asp%3Fid%3D1953197%26codiciTestate%3D1&prev=search|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=it&u=http://www.rmfonline.it/%3Fp%3D22227&prev=search|title=Saint Paul VI soon|publisher=RMF Online|date=16 January 2015|access-date=17 August 2015|archive-date=13 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313091245/https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=it&u=http://www.rmfonline.it/%3Fp%3D22227&prev=search|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://translate.google.com.au/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bresciaoggi.it%2Fstories%2FHome%2F1267970_violista_guarito_da_paolo_vi_la_chiesa_ascolta_e_valuta%2F&edit-text=&act=url|title=Violist healed by Paul VI? The Church is listening and evaluating|publisher=Brescia Oggi|date=13 August 2015|access-date=17 August 2015|archive-date=26 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326193040/https://translate.google.com.au/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bresciaoggi.it%2Fstories%2FHome%2F1267970_violista_guarito_da_paolo_vi_la_chiesa_ascolta_e_valuta%2F&edit-text=&act=url|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was further reported in January 2017 that Pope Francis was considering canonising Paul VI either in that year, or in 2018 (marking 40 years since the late pope's death), without the second miracle required for sainthood.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vidanueva.es/2017/01/13/pablo-vi-en-los-altares-de-bergoglio-canonizacion-papa-montini/|title=Pablo VI en los altares de Bergoglio|date=13 January 2017|publisher=Vida Nueva|access-date=18 April 2017|archive-date=18 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170418164031/http://www.vidanueva.es/2017/01/13/pablo-vi-en-los-altares-de-bergoglio-canonizacion-papa-montini/|url-status=dead}}</ref> This too was proven false since the miracle from 2014 was being presented to the competent Vatican officials for assessment.

The late pope's [[liturgy|liturgical]] [[feast day]] was then established to be celebrated on the date of his birth, 26 September, rather than the day of his death, as is usual since the latter falls on the [[Feast of the Transfiguration]], a major feast in the liturgical year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/libretti/2014/20141019-libretto-beatificazione-paolo-vi.pdf |title=Booklet of the Beatification of Paul VI |publisher=Holy See |date=18 October 2014 |access-date=18 October 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022045507/https://www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/libretti/2014/20141019-libretto-beatificazione-paolo-vi.pdf |archive-date=22 October 2014 }}</ref>

The final miracle needed for the late pope's canonisation was investigated in [[Verona]], the investigation beining closed on 11 March 2017. The miracle in question involves the healing of an unborn girl, Amanda Maria Paola (born 25 December 2014), after her parents (Vanna and Alberto) went to the Church of [[Santa Maria delle Grazie, Brescia]], to pray for the late pope's intercession the previous 29 October, just ten days after Paul VI was beatified.<ref name=VPP>{{cite web|publisher=La Voce del Popolo|date=22 December 2017|title=Paolo VI Santo: una bella notizia|access-date=27 December 2017|url=http://www.lavocedelpopolo.it/diocesi/paolo-vi-santo-una-bella-notizia|archive-date=27 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171227235447/http://www.lavocedelpopolo.it/diocesi/paolo-vi-santo-una-bella-notizia|url-status=live}}</ref> The miracle regarding Amanda was the fact that she had survived for months despite the fact that the [[placenta]] was broken. On 23 September, a month before the beatification, Amanda's mother Vanna Pironato (aged 35) was hospitalised due to the premature rupture of the placenta, with doctors declaring her pregnancy to be at great risk.<ref name=VPP/> The documents regarding the alleged miracle were by then in Rome awaiting approval, with his canonisation depending on the miracle's confirmation.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Diocesi di Verona|date=March 2017|access-date=19 July 2017|title=Alcuni incontri del Vescovo|url=http://www.diocesidiverona.it/pls/s2ewdiocesiverona/V3_S2E2_CONSULTAZIONE.mostra_pagina?id_pagina=2527&rifi=guest&rifp=guest}}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Theologians advising the Congregation for the Causes of Saints voiced their approval to this miracle on 13 December 2017 (following the confirmation of doctors on 26 October) and had this sent to the cardinal and bishop members of the C.C.S. who had to vote on the cause also before taking it to Pope Francis for his approval. Brescian media reported the canonisation could take place in October 2018 to coincide with [[Fifteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops|the synod on the youth]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Primi ok al miracolo, passo Avanti per Paolo VI santo|newspaper=La Stampa|date=21 December 2017|access-date=22 December 2017|author=Iacopo Scaramuzzi|url=http://www.lastampa.it/2017/12/21/vaticaninsider/ita/vaticano/paolo-vi-individuato-miracolo-sar-presto-santo-qzvmvmeob1RAeFXSHtBuDP/pagina.html|archive-date=22 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222001329/http://www.lastampa.it/2017/12/21/vaticaninsider/ita/vaticano/paolo-vi-individuato-miracolo-sar-presto-santo-qzvmvmeob1RAeFXSHtBuDP/pagina.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=VPP/> The cardinal and bishop members of the C.C.S. issued their unanimous approval to this miracle in their meeting held on 6 February 2018. Pope Francis confirmed that the canonisation would be approved and celebrated in 2018 in remarks made during a meeting with Roman priests on 14 February 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ncregister.com/blog/edward-pentin/pope-francis-paul-vi-to-be-canonized-this-year|title=Pope Francis: Blessed Paul VI to Be Canonized This Year|date=17 February 2018|access-date=17 February 2018|archive-date=17 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180217214518/http://www.ncregister.com/blog/edward-pentin/pope-francis-paul-vi-to-be-canonized-this-year|url-status=live}}</ref> On 6 March 2018, the Cardinal Secretary of State [[Pietro Parolin]], speaking at a plenary meeting of the International Catholic Migration Commission in Rome, confirmed that Paul VI would be canonised in at the close of the synod on 28 October 2018.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=CRUX|date=6 March 2018|author=John L. Allen Jr.|title=Vatican confirms that canonization of Paul VI set for October|url=https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2018/03/06/434735/|access-date=6 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180306165100/https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2018/03/06/434735/|archive-date=6 March 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 6 March, the Pope confirmed the healing as a miracle, thereby approving Paul VI's canonisation; a consistory of cardinals on 19 May 2018 determined that the official date for Paul VI's canonisation, along with that of the assassinated Archbishop of [[Archdiocese of San Salvador|San Salvador]], [[Óscar Romero|Oscar Romero]], would be 14 October 2018.<ref>Hitchen, P., [https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2018-05/archbishop-romero-canonisation-paul-vi-filochowski.html Oscar Romero to be recognised as saint of Universal Church] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514035625/https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2018-05/archbishop-romero-canonisation-paul-vi-filochowski.html |date=14 May 2023 }}, ''Vatican News'', published 18 May 2018, accessed 15 May 2023</ref>

Paul VI's liturgical feast day, which had previously been celebrated on 26 September, the date of his birth, was moved to 29 May, the day of his priestly [[holy orders|ordination]], in 2019.<ref name=feastday/>