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3 days ago

Moment of national pride' as Peter ToRot becomes Papua New Guinea's first saint

Peter ToRot, Papua New Guinea native, was canonised as the country's first saint after being killed in 1945 for defending monogamous marriage, sparking nationwide celebrations.
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1 month ago

Pope prepares to canonise London-born teenager nicknamed God's influencer'

In a see-through safe carved into a wall behind the altar of a chapel in northern Rome lies a collection of relics of Carlo Acutis. These include a splinter from his wooden bed, a fragment of a jumper and a piece of the sheet used to cover him after his death. Locks of his hair are on display in other churches in the Italian capital and beyond.
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