Mystery AtlasDicastery for the Causes of Saints
The Roman Curia body that assesses the miracles required for beatification and canonisation, working through commissions of medical experts and theologians; renamed from the Congregation for the Causes of Saints in Pope Francis's 2022 curial reform.
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Organisations & Programmes
Dicastery for the Causes of Saints is part of Catholic Church.
Dicastery for the Causes of Saints is associated with Lourdes Medical Bureau — The Bureau's confirmed-cure findings are the medical evidence a canonisation cause forwards to the Dicastery when a Lourdes healing is proposed as one of the required miracles.
Concepts & Beliefs
Dicastery for the Causes of Saints investigated Incorruptibility — Church guidance directs the Dicastery's investigators to seek a natural explanation for reported preservation before any other reading; incorruptibility is not itself counted among the required canonisation miracles.
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