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The 'blessed' saint from Kerala
October 13, 2008
A number of Bishops and Cardinals from the country, including many from Kerala, were also present on the occasion.
While conferring sainthood on Sister Alphonsa, the Pope read out passages from the Bible and excerpts from her biography.
Pope later met the Indian delegates and told them, "my prayers are with Christians (in India) in these difficult times", in an obvious reference to the violence against the community in states like Orissa and Karnataka.
Image: A general view of St Peter's Square during the canonisation ceremony.
Photograph: Franco Origlia/Getty Images
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