what is a saint according to the catholic church
Best Answer: A. Saints are people in heaven or on their way to heaven. All Christians dead and alive are saints. The Catholic Church selects some of the most extraordinary examples, does in-depth research, and canonizes them., everyone in heaven is a saint they just aren't recognized as a saint by the Catholic Church. Relatives may pray to them in heaven that mean they are a saint, they are not canonized intil they have performed miracles. Source(s): I should know this I went to Catholic school for 8 years. It's a fact.