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  • July 2008

    • 'Hugging Saint' Embraces NYC

      New York Times  |  Jul 10, 08 8:30 AM CDT

      'Hugging Saint' Embraces NYC

      (Newser) - Over the past 2 days one woman has hugged more than 8,000 Manhattanites, reports the New York Times. Her name is Mata Amritanandamayi, but her followers call her Amma, or the “Hugging Saint.” She has been hugging anyone and everyone since she was a teenager in India, and now her unconditional love has come to New York, for a 3-day hugathon ending today. More »

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      religion  • hugging  • saint  • Amma  • hug

  • March 2008

    • Beloved Italian Saint Exhumed

      Guardian (UK)  |  Mar 4, 08 4:25 PM CST

      Beloved Italian Saint Exhumed

      (Newser) - One of Italy's most revered saints was exhumed without warning Sunday night, evading protesters and preempting a legal challenge, the Guardian reports. The body of Padre Pio was "in surprisingly good condition," said the archbishop of Puglia, where the saint's shrine draws millions of visitors every year. "The chin is perfect and the rest of the body is well preserved." More »

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      Italy  • Catholic Church  • sainthood  • saint  • Padre Pio  • exhumation

  • July 2007

    • Indian Guru Embraces Life

      Salon  |  Jul 19, 07 12:02 PM CDT

      Indian Guru Embraces Life

      (Newser) - A 53-year-old fisherman's daughter from Kerala, India, stands at the center of an empire of idol worship and charitable works—stands there and hugs her disciples. Amma, a mother figure revered by many as a goddess, commands a kingdom of philanthropy, volunteerism, and merchandising, Salon reports. The reporter even jumps the line and gets a hug. More »

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      religion  • charity  • hugging  • saint  • volunteerism  • Amma

  • May 2007

    • Brazilians Gather To Hail New Saint

      BBC  |  May 11, 07 7:39 AM CDT

      Brazilians Gather To Hail New Saint

      (Newser) - Up to a million spectators will flock to Sao Paulo today to see Pope Benedict XVI canonize the first saint born in Brazil. Friar Galvao, a Franciscan monk who died in 1822, wrote Latin prayers on slips of rice paper that he rolled into "pills," which appeared to cure diseases. Followers still take the pills at a Sao Paulo monastery. More »

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      Pope Benedict XVI  • Brazil  • Catholicism  • Sao Paulo  • saint

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