Pope canonizes Indian nun

KERALA, India, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- Pope Benedict XVI Sunday formally canonized Sister Alphonsa as the first Indian woman to be elevated to sainthood by the Roman Catholic Church. The nun, who died in 1946 at the age of 35 after a series of illnesses, was canonized in a ceremony at the Vatican while thousands of... [read full story]                    

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