To become a saint , a person needs to lead a holy life and perform two miracles . John Paul II is said to have cured a French nun and a Costa Rican woman . Pope John XXIII is only recorded as having performed one miracle after his death . Comment:
To become a saint , a person needs to lead a holy life and perform two miracles . John Paul II is said to have cured a French nun and a Costa Rican woman . Pope John XXIII is only recorded as having performed one miracle after his death . But Pope Francis has decided that there are sufficient grounds to canonize him .