Topic: Jose Saraiva Martins

VATICAN CITY, May 22 (UPI) -- Pope John Paul II could be beatified by next spring, possibly in time for the fourth anniversary of his death, a cardinal at the Vatican predicts.

VATICAN CITY, Feb. 18 (UPI) -- The Vatican Monday issued a new set of rules tightening criteria for declaring someone a saint in a move seen as a return to more traditional practices.

VATICAN CITY, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- A Vatican document calls for bishops to use "greater sobriety and rigor" when considering potential saints, the cardinal in charge of the process said.