Cause For Sainthood
She was proposed for sainthood by the Claretian Missionaries in 1983. Pope John Paul II granted the Archdiocese of New York permission to open Day's "cause" for sainthood in March 2000, thereby officially making her a "Servant of God" in the eyes of the Catholic Church.
| Stages of canonization in the Catholic Church |
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| Servant of God → Venerable → Blessed → Saint |
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