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Pope rallies from knee pain to proclaim 10 new saints

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Pope Francis declares 10 men and women as saints of the Catholic Church. Five of the new saints are from Italy, three from France, one from India and one from the Netherlands. An estimated 45,000 pilgrims from around the world gathered in St. Peter's Square.

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Times of India

devasahayam: Devasahayam Pillai becomes 1st Indian layman to be declared saint by Pope | India News - Times of India

India News: Devasahayam was recommended for the process of Beatification by the Vatican in 2004, at the request of the Kottar diocese, Tamil Nadu Bishops' Council

2 years ago·India

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News18 India

Pope Declares 10 New Saints, Including Dutch Priest Killed by Nazis

Francis read the canonisation proclamations while seated in front of the altar and 10 cheers went up in the crowd as he officially declared each of the 10 saints

2 years ago·India

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The Hindu

Devasahayam Pillai becomes first Indian layman to be declared saint by Pope Francis

‘While preaching, he insisted on equality of all people, despite caste differences’, says a note by Vatican

2 years ago·India

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CTV News

Pope Francis rallies from knee pain to proclaim 10 new saints

Pope Francis created 10 new saints on Sunday, rallying from knee pain that has forced him to use a wheelchair to preside over the first canonization ceremony at the Vatican in over two years.

2 years ago·Canada

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The Independent

Pope rallies from knee pain to proclaim 10 new saints

Pope Francis has created 10 new saints, rallying from knee pain that had forced him to use a wheelchair

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

Pope declares 10 new saints, including Dutch priest killed by Nazis

By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis on Sunday declared 10 people saints of the Roman Catholic Church, including an anti-Nazi Dutch priest murdered in the Dachau concentration camp and a French hermit monk assassinated in Algeria. The 85-year-old pope, who has been using a wheel chair due to knee and leg pain, was driven to the altar at the start of the ceremony, which was

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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