The late Pope John Paul II, seen here in 2000, celebrating World Youth Day.<br/> <br />On Friday, the Vatican announced the popular Catholic figure would be made a saint after Pope Francis approved a second miracle attributed to the Polish pontiff.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Italian) VATICAN SPOKESMAN, FATHER FEDERICO LOMBARDI SAYING:<br/> <br />"In this audience, the pontiff authorised the Congregation to proceed with the following decrees: the miracle relating to Pope John Paul II."<br/> <br />The case involved the inexplicable curing of a woman from Costa Rica, who prayed to the deceased pope on the day of his beatification in 2011.<br/> <br />John Paul had already been credited with asking God to cure a French nun suffering from Parkinson's disease.<br/> <br />The performance of two verified miracles is usually required for sainthood.<br/> <br />The Vatican said the late Pope John XXIII, who headed the Catholic church from 1958 to 1963, would also be canonised.<br/> <br />No dates for the official canonisation ceremonies we
