CNA explains: The step-by-step process the Church uses to declare someone a saint

Detail of a mural showing Blessed Stanley Rother being welcomed into heaven at the new Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine in Oklahoma City. / Credit: Joe Holdren/EWTN News CNA Staff, Nov 1, 2025 / 04:00 am (CNA). Nov. 1 is the solemnity of All Saints — known more popularly as All Saints’ Day — the day on which the Catholic Church celebrates all who have attained eternal life with God in heaven. The Catholic Church formally recognizes thousands and thousands of saints.…