Pope approves Joseph Vaz as Lanka's 1st saint

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Pope Francis has approved the decision by the Vatican's saint-making office to canonize the Indian born Rev. Joseph Vaz as Sri Lanka's first saint, foreign media reported.

Pope Francis has approved the decision by the Vatican's saint-making office to canonize the Indian born Rev. Joseph Vaz as Sri Lanka's first saint, foreign media reported.

Francis is expected to canonize Rev. Joseph Vaz during his visit to Sri Lanka in January.

Media reports said that the Pope had bent Vatican rules to bypass confirmation of a miracle.

The process was the same Francis used to canonize St. John XXIII without a second miracle attributed to his intercession.

Francis has waived Vatican saint-making rules on several occasions and has promised to give more saints to Asia.

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Silva Wednesday, 17 September 2014 04:02 PM

Catholics do many things that are not endorsed by the Bible.

ANTON Wednesday, 17 September 2014 04:03 PM

YES HOLY FATHER, SRILANKA NEEDS MORE SAINTS TO RESCUE INCREASING NUMBER OF SINNERS. ST. JOSEPH, PRAY FOR US.

Aso San Wednesday, 17 September 2014 04:10 PM

Fancy dress and the delusions. Nice "When the Saints go marching in".

ANTON Thursday, 18 September 2014 12:56 AM

YES, INCLUDING THE SINNERS WHO JUST MADE COMMENTS.

Public Thursday, 18 September 2014 02:01 AM

On what basis and how? Does it mean the others were and are sinners?

Xtian Thursday, 18 September 2014 02:19 AM

Historically the Church existed before the New Testament!!!

Dilshan Fernando Thursday, 18 September 2014 03:57 AM

Yes very true. Including the sinners who has just written comments. They don't know their sin whatever their religion.

mount Thursday, 18 September 2014 11:22 AM

See the dress of MOTHER MARY. Why cant Christians use it.

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