VATICAN CITY, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- Pope Francis praised the effect of a positive family life during the first canonization of a married couple in the modern area.
During a service Sunday in St. Peter's Square, Francis said service for God's will in all aspects of life was the best method to exercise authority in the Catholic Church. He declared sainthood to four new saints: Louis Martin and Marie Azelie Guerin, the parents of St. Therese of Lisieux; Vincenzo Grossi, a priest who spent most of his life helping the poor in Italy; and Maria Isabel Salvat Romero, a 20th century nun from Spain.