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• 3 Catholic priests kidnapped in eastern Congo
• Vatican names seven saints including first Native American
• Pope names 7 new saints, seeks to revive faith
• Pope to name 7 new saints, seeks to revive faith

3 Catholic priests kidnapped in eastern Congo Posted: 21 Oct 2012 06:47 AM PDT Congolese civic leaders say that three Roman Catholic priests were kidnapped in eastern Congo.

Vatican names seven saints including first Native American Posted: 21 Oct 2012 06:04 AM PDT VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict created seven new saints on Sunday including the first Native American to be canonized, as the Roman Catholic Church reaches out to its global flock to rebuff encroaching secularism. The celebration of figures who had suffered to promote the faith comes as the Church begins a drive to reclaim flagging congregations in former strongholds in the face of sex abuse scandals and dissent against Church teachings. Thousands of pilgrims from around the world converged on St. ...

Pope names 7 new saints, seeks to revive faith Posted: 21 Oct 2012 04:03 AM PDT Some 80,000 pilgrims in flowered lei, feathered headdresses and other traditional garb flooded St. Peter's Square on Sunday as Pope Benedict XVI added seven more saints onto the roster of Catholic role models in a bid to reinvigorate the faith in parts of the world where it's lagging.

Pope to name 7 new saints, seeks to revive faith Posted: 20 Oct 2012 10:17 PM PDT Pope Benedict XVI is adding seven more saints onto the roster of Catholic role models as he tries to rekindle the faith in places where it's lagging. Two of them are Americans: Kateri Tekakwitha, the first Native American saint from the U.S. and Mother Marianne Cope, a 19th century Franciscan nun who cared for lepers in Hawaii.

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