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Vatican Postpones Sainthood For "God's Influencer" After Pope's Death
Sunday's scheduled canonisation of the Catholic Church's first millennial saint has been postponed to a later date after the death of Pope Francis, the Vatican said on Monday.
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Pope Puts Spain's Sagrada Familia's Architect Antoni Gaudi On Path To Sainthood
The Catholic Church has put Antoni Gaudi, the designer of Barcelona's Sagrada Familia basilica, nicknamed "God's architect", on the path to sainthood, the Vatican said Monday.
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Sister Mariam Thresia Third Kerala Woman To Be Canonised At Vatican
Kerala's Sister Mariam Thresia is set to be canonised next month, the fourth from the state who will be attaining sainthood, of which two were women.
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Pope Francis Makes Saints Of Disputed 20th Century Roman Catholic Figures
Pope Francis on Sunday made saints of two of the most contentious Roman Catholic figures of the 20th century -- murdered Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero and Pope Paul VI, who reigned over one of the Church's most turbulent eras and enshrined its opposition to contraception.
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Harry Kane Sends Records Tumbling As He Targets World Cup Glory
Harry Kane is on the fast track to virtual sainthood in England, matching Gary Lineker's tally of six goals from 1986 in just three matches in Russia to set up a quarter-final against Sweden.
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Reformist Pope, Murdered Archbishop To Be Made Saints
Pope Paul VI, who oversaw sweeping reforms of the Catholic Church in the 1960s, will be made a saint along with a Salvadoran archbishop who was shot dead while celebrating mass, the Vatican said on Wednesday.
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Pope Francis Shuts Holy Door at Saint Peter's After Packed 12 Months
Pope Francis will bring to a close his "Year of Mercy" on Sunday, shutting the Holy Door at Saint Peter's after a packed 12 months that has seen him raise Mother Teresa to sainthood and reinstate Syrian refugees.
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Pope Speeds Path To Sainthood For Slain French Priest
Pope Francis has agreed to speed up the path to sainthood for French Catholic priest Jacques Hamel, murdered by two teenaged jihadists in July, Vatican sources said Sunday.
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Pope Francis Says Murdered French Priest A Martyr, On Road To Sainthood
Pope Francis said Father Jacques Hamel, the French priest knifed to death at his altar by Islamist militants in July, was a "martyr", and indicated on Wednesday he was already on the road to sainthood.
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Mother Teresa's Message For Bangalore - Delivered On Tarmac
It is unreal to think that I met someone who has been declared a saint!
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Vatican Postpones Sainthood For "God's Influencer" After Pope's Death
Sunday's scheduled canonisation of the Catholic Church's first millennial saint has been postponed to a later date after the death of Pope Francis, the Vatican said on Monday.
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Pope Puts Spain's Sagrada Familia's Architect Antoni Gaudi On Path To Sainthood
The Catholic Church has put Antoni Gaudi, the designer of Barcelona's Sagrada Familia basilica, nicknamed "God's architect", on the path to sainthood, the Vatican said Monday.
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Sister Mariam Thresia Third Kerala Woman To Be Canonised At Vatican
Kerala's Sister Mariam Thresia is set to be canonised next month, the fourth from the state who will be attaining sainthood, of which two were women.
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Pope Francis Makes Saints Of Disputed 20th Century Roman Catholic Figures
Pope Francis on Sunday made saints of two of the most contentious Roman Catholic figures of the 20th century -- murdered Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero and Pope Paul VI, who reigned over one of the Church's most turbulent eras and enshrined its opposition to contraception.
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Harry Kane Sends Records Tumbling As He Targets World Cup Glory
Harry Kane is on the fast track to virtual sainthood in England, matching Gary Lineker's tally of six goals from 1986 in just three matches in Russia to set up a quarter-final against Sweden.
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Reformist Pope, Murdered Archbishop To Be Made Saints
Pope Paul VI, who oversaw sweeping reforms of the Catholic Church in the 1960s, will be made a saint along with a Salvadoran archbishop who was shot dead while celebrating mass, the Vatican said on Wednesday.
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Pope Francis Shuts Holy Door at Saint Peter's After Packed 12 Months
Pope Francis will bring to a close his "Year of Mercy" on Sunday, shutting the Holy Door at Saint Peter's after a packed 12 months that has seen him raise Mother Teresa to sainthood and reinstate Syrian refugees.
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Pope Speeds Path To Sainthood For Slain French Priest
Pope Francis has agreed to speed up the path to sainthood for French Catholic priest Jacques Hamel, murdered by two teenaged jihadists in July, Vatican sources said Sunday.
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Pope Francis Says Murdered French Priest A Martyr, On Road To Sainthood
Pope Francis said Father Jacques Hamel, the French priest knifed to death at his altar by Islamist militants in July, was a "martyr", and indicated on Wednesday he was already on the road to sainthood.
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Mother Teresa's Message For Bangalore - Delivered On Tarmac
It is unreal to think that I met someone who has been declared a saint!
