Here are some more pictures on the Canonization of St. Alphonsa by Pope Benedict XVI in St Peter’s Square, Rome on October 12, 2008. Along with Her, three other saints (Gaetano Errico…Sister Maria Bernarda…Narcisa de Jesus Martillo Moran) have also been canonized on the same day by Pope. (Pictures of these 3 saints are also … Read more
Pope Benedict XVI gave India her first woman saint yesterday at St. Peters Square, Rome and appealed for an end to the anti-Christian violence in some parts of the country. (See the St. Alphonsa Canonization Pics given above) The canonisation of Sister Alphonsa, a Franciscan Clarist nun from Kerala who died 62 years ago aged … Read more
Pope Benedict XVI has given the Roman Catholic church four new saints, including an Indian woman, Sister Alphonsa whose canonization is seen as a morale boost to Christians in India. Catholics are a tiny minority in India and thousands of faithful, including an Indian delegation, turned out for Sunday’s ceremony in St. Peter’s Square. (Watch … Read more