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India to get first female Roman Catholic saint

Source: USA Today
New Delhi : India | about 1 year ago  
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India is expected to get its first female Roman Catholic saint on Sunday at a time when Christians have increasingly come under attack in the predominantly Hindu country. Christian leaders hailed the move to canonize Sister Alphonsa, a nun from southern India, saying it would provide solace to Christians...
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  • News Source: USA Today | about 1 year ago
    India is expected to get its first female Roman Catholic saint on Sunday at a time when Christians have increasingly come under attack in the predominantly Hindu country. Christian leaders hailed the move to canonize Sister Alphonsa, a nun from...
  • News Source: Times of India | about 1 year ago
    A 13-member official Indian delegation, led by Union labour minister Oscar Fernandes, left on Thursday night for the Vatican to attend the canonization of Sister Alphonsa on October 12. Pope Benedict XVI will declare Sister Alphonsa a saint of the...
  • News Source: Gulf News | about 1 year ago
    A large number of Indian clergy and pilgrims are expected to attend the special mass at the Vatican for Sister Alphonsa Muttathupadathu, who died in 1946 at the age of 36. She is only the second Indian to be elevated to sainthood after the 16th...
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