To become a saint , a person needs to lead a holy life and perform two miracles . `` The belief would be he is already in heaven with God , living the life of a saint . John Paul II is said to have cured a French woman and a Costa Rican woman . Pope John Paul is only recorded as having performed one miracle after his death . But Pope Francis has said that there are sufficient grounds to canonize him .
To become a saint , a person needs to lead a holy life and perform two miracles . John Paul II is said to have cured a French woman and a Costa Rican woman . Pope John Paul is only recorded as having performed one miracle after his death . But Pope Francis has said that there are sufficient grounds to canonize him .