Having considered the holiness of St. Paul VI and the influence of his ministry for the church worldwide, Pope Francis has approved putting the saint on the church’s universal calendar of feast days as an optional — not obligatory — memorial.
Feast day of St. Paul VI added to universal calendar
Saints risk all for love of Jesus, pope says at canonization Mass
Carrying Pope Paul VI’s pastoral staff and wearing the blood-stained belt of Archbishop Oscar Romero of San Salvador, Pope Francis formally recognized them, and five others, as saints of the Catholic Church.