▁ 2 3 ▁September ▁while ▁visit ing ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁then ▁canon ized ▁four ▁sain ts ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁October ▁including ▁the ▁first ▁married ▁couple ▁to ▁be ▁named ▁as ▁sain ts . ▁Francis ▁canon ized ▁Maria ▁Elisabeth ▁H essel bl ad ▁and ▁Stanis laus ▁Pap czy ński ▁on ▁ 5 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁and ▁then ▁canon ized ▁Ter esa ▁of ▁Cal cut ta ▁on ▁ 4 ▁September ; ▁he ▁canon ized ▁seven ▁additional ▁sain ts ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁October . ▁The ▁po pe ▁canon ized ▁the ▁two ▁child ▁vision aries ▁Francisco ▁and ▁Jac inta ▁Mart o ▁during ▁his ▁visit ▁to ▁F át ima ▁in ▁mid - 2 0 1 7 ▁and ▁canon ized ▁ 3 5 ▁additional ▁sain ts ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁October . ▁Francis ▁recognized ▁seven ▁sain ts ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁chief ▁among ▁them , ▁his ▁prede cess or ▁Pope ▁Paul ▁VI ▁and ▁Ó scar ▁Rom ero . ▁Francis ▁later ▁confirmed ▁the ▁equip oll ent ▁canon ization ▁for ▁Bar th ol ome w ▁of ▁B rag a ▁in ▁mid - 2 0 1 9 ▁while ▁he ▁canon ized ▁five ▁new ▁sain ts , ▁including ▁Card inal ▁John ▁Henry ▁New man , ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁po pe ▁has ▁also ▁continued ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁having ▁beat ifications ▁celebrated ▁in ▁the ▁place ▁of ▁the ▁individual ' s ▁origin ▁though ▁has ▁pres ided ▁over ▁beat ifications ▁himself ▁on ▁three ▁occasions ▁for