Pope New Saints

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  Pope Francis To Deliver Sunday Prayer By Livestream Amid Virus Threat

  The Vatican said Pope Francis will deliver Sunday's Angelus Prayer by livestream instead of in person from his window overlooking Saint Peter's Square out of concern over spreading the new coronavirus.

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  Kerala Nun Sister Mariam Thresia, 4 Others Declared Saints By Pope Francis

  Pope Francis has created five new saints today, including India's Sister Mariam Thresia, Britain's Cardinal John Henry Newman, one of the Catholic Church's most renowned converts, and a nun dubbed the "Mother Teresa of Brazil".

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  Pope Francis Proclaims 2 New Saints In Canonization Mass

  Pope Francis has proclaimed two new saints: a Lutheran convert who hid Jews during World War II and the Polish founder of the first men's religious order dedicated to the immaculate conception.

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  Pope Calls for Greater Empathy in Christmas Eve Mass

  Pope Francis urged people to have greater empathy towards family and friends with problems in his Christmas Eve mass on Wednesday, saying the world "needs tenderness" and warmth.

• Pope Francis declares new saints John Paul II, John XXIII

  Pope Francis declared his two predecessors John XXIII and John Paul II saints on Sunday before hundreds of thousands of people in St. Peter's Square, an unprecedented ceremony made even more historic by the presence of retired Pope Benedict XVI.

• Pope John Paul II: Poland's soon-to-be new saint

  Pope John Paul II, who the Vatican said will be made a saint, was an inspirational figure who helped topple communism but alienated many Catholics with his conservative views.

• A look at new saints canonised by Pope Francis

  Pope Francis has made hundreds of new saints at his first canonisation ceremony in St Peter's Square. Here is a look at the people receiving the Church's highest honour:

• Pope Francis gives church hundreds of new saints

  Pope Francis has given the Catholic church hundreds of new saints as he leads a canonisation ceremony in St Peter's Square.

• Pope Benedict XVI names seven new saints, seeks to revive faith

  Pope Benedict XVI has added seven more saints onto the roster of Catholic role models as he tries to rekindle the faith in places where it's lagging. Two are Americans: Kateri Tekakwitha, the first Native American saint from the US and Mother Marianne Cope, a 19th century Franciscan nun who cared for lepers in Hawaii.

• Indian Archbishop among 22 elevated by Pope to cardinal

  Pope Benedict XVI led a solemn ceremony in Saint Peter's Basilica to induct 22 new cardinals into the prestigious college that will one day elect his successor.

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  Did Pope John Paul II whip himself often?

  Pope John Paul II used to whip himself regularly with a trouser belt that he had kept in his wardrobe, a new book has revealed.