Pope Francis announced an ‘equipollent’ canonization this week. What’s that?

And who were the martyrs of Compiègne?

The Dicastery for the Causes of Saints gave notice this week of the advancement of several causes for new potential saints.

Alongside the normal steps taken in the process of beatification and canonization for several men and women, Pope Francis also employed the little-known process of equipollent or “equivalent” canonization for the French Carmelite si…