VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI today approved sainthood for Mother Mary MacKillop, making the woman known for her work among the needy Australia’s first saint. The pope made the announcement during ...

Born in 1842 in Melbourne, Australia, Mary Helen learnt to know and love God from a mother and father, Alexander MacKillop and Flora MacDonald, whose ancestors had held fast to the Catholic faith in ...

AUSTRALIA'S first saint will join the ranks of Don Bradman, with moves to protect her name from being commercialised. Prime Minister Julia Gillard said the name of Australia's first saint would get ...

Pope Benedict on Sunday gave Australia its first saint, a 19th century "whistleblower" nun who activists say should be the patron of victims of sexual abuse by priests because she was punished for ...

CANBERRA, Australia — Australia is celebrating the 10th anniversary this year of the canonization of the country’s first and only saint, St. Mary MacKillop. The pioneering religious sister founded the ...

VATICAN CITY The pope made the announcement during a ceremony at the Vatican and set the formal canonization for Oct. 17 in Rome. Five others -- from Italy, Spain, Poland and Canada -- will be ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Benedict XVI approved sainthood for Mother Mary MacKillop on Friday, making the woman known for her work among the needy Australia's first saint. The pope made the ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI approved sainthood for Mother Mary MacKillop on Friday, making the woman known for her work among the needy Australia’s first saint. The pope made the announcement ...

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