Inside the Vatican: How saints are made in the Catholic Church

Catholics love their saints. But it's not easy to become one. On
this special Deep Dive episode of “Inside the Vatican,” we take you
inside the grueling process of saint-making, which starts at a
local diocese and involves dozens of people, a long paper trail
with the Vatican, travel for miracle verification and a lot of
money. We’ll hear from Vatican historians and journalists about how
the process evolved from folks being devoted to holy people in
their cities to a codified Vatican process. We’ll talk with
individuals who are working on Dorothy Day's canonization cause in
New York about how the significant cost and local politics can lead
to causes being delayed indefinitely. And finally, we’ll look into
how miracles are verified—and why some people think that ought to
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