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VATICAN CITY, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- An estimated 25,000 people watched Sunday as Pope Benedict XVI canonized four saints of the Roman Catholic Church, said Vatican officials.
Many had come from India for the canonization of Sister Alphonsa, born in 1910 and the first Indian woman to be elevated to sainthood, reported Howrah News Agency.
The others elevated to sainthood Sunday included Gaetano Errico, born in 1791 in Italy; Mary Bernard, born in 1848 in Switzerland and Narcisa De Jesus Martillo Moran, born in 1832 in Ecuador.
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MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C., Feb. 13 (UPI) --
Authorities in South Carolina said they were investigating the disappearance of a woman whose fiance was found dead in the couple's home near Charleston.
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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 13 (UPI) --
Actor Matt Bomer, star of the U.S. television series "White Collar," confirmed during the weekend he is gay and has a longtime partner.
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TEL AVIV, Israel, Feb. 13 (UPI) --
Israel's military says major cuts in defense spending will hit air-defense missile systems and halt production of tanks and a new armored personnel carrier.
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NEWPORT, R.I., Feb. 13 (UPI) --
Lottery officials said Monday the winning $336.4 million Powerball ticket was sold at a Rhode Island convenience store, but the winner had yet to come forward.
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