John Paul II and John XXIII: A rush to sainthood?

VATICAN CITY — Hundreds of pilgrims wind their way around St. Peter’s Square as tour guides shout in multiple languages. Beggars have their hands outstretched amid warnings of an invasion of pickpockets from abroad. Across Rome, hotels are full, streets are clean and the cash registers in the souvenir stalls are singing as the faithful pour in to the Eternal City for the dual canonizations of Pope

[godmother]

歴史に残る大事かな：ヨハネ２３世とヨハネ・パウロ２世の列聖式が２７日行われる。ヨハネ・パウロ２世の母国、ポーランドからだけでも５０万人の信者たちがローマ入りするらしい。