Young American woman advances toward sainthood after ‘heroic sanctity’ of cancer battle

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(FOX NEWS) – Michelle Duppong of North Dakota lived for only 31 years before she died of cancer on Christmas Day in 2015 — but she is now one step closer to being recognized as a canonized saint in the Catholic Church.

On Wednesday, Nov. 16, the bishops of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Fall General Assembly voted unanimously to approve the advancing of Duppong's cause for canonization on the local level.

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This means that investigations into her life will continue before they're eventually sent to the Vatican for further consideration, as church officials at the conference noted.

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