Skip to content
Author: Maisy Sullivan
Pope Benedict XVI arrives in St. Peter's Square in the Vatican for the Oct. 21, 2012, canonization ceremony for Jacques Berthieu, Pedro Calungsod, Giovanni Battista Piamarta, Maria Carmen Salles y Barangueras, Marianne Cope, Caterina (Kateri) Tekakwitha, and Anna Schaffer. | Photo by Franco Origlia/Getty Images

Meet 7 of the best-known saints canonized by Pope Benedict XVI

During his pontificate, Pope Benedict XVI beatified 870 people and canonized a total of 45 saints. During his

LIVE
FROM THE VATICAN

Be present live on EWTNVatican.com