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saint stories: 5 news summaries

 Pope Canonizes Father Damien 

Belgian missionary, four others elevated to sainthood

Oct 11, 09 2:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Father Damien, the Belgian missionary who ministered to leprosy victims on the Hawaiian island of Molokai before contracting and dying of the disease, was canonized today. The 19th-century priest, the founder of the Little Sisters of the Poor, and three others were elevated to sainthood in a ceremony that drew... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • Catholic Church • religion • saint • Hawaii • missionary • sainthood • Roman Catholic Church • leprosy • Father Damien • canonization • Molokai • Hansen's disease

 'Hugging Saint' Embraces NYC 

Indian spiritual leader squeezes thousands in marathon session

Jul 10, 08 8:30 AM CDT
(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,... More »

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religion • saint • Amma • hugging • hug

Beloved Italian Saint Exhumed

Padre Pio unearthed overnight to duck protests, legal challenge

Mar 4, 08 4:25 PM CST
(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. "... More »

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

Indian Guru Embraces Life

Salon pays a call
on the 'hugging saint' and meditates on
the Amma empire

Jul 19, 07 12:02 PM CDT
(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... More »

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religion • volunteerism • charity • saint • Amma • Mata Amritanandamayi Math • hugging

Brazilians Gather To Hail New Saint

Pope Benedict visits Sao Paulo to canonize one of their own

May 11, 07 7:39 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

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