Pope beatifies record number for sainthood

Pope John Paul II appealed for the end of terrorism in Spain as he beatified a record number of candidates for sainthood.

Pope beatifies record number for sainthood

Pope John Paul II appealed for the end of terrorism in Spain as he beatified a record number of candidates for sainthood.

He beatified 233 nuns, priests and lay people who died in Spain's civil war in the 20th century.

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