Pope gives Venezuela reason to celebrate by canonizing its beloved 'doctor of the poor' as 1st saint
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Pope Leo XIV tours on his popemobile after presiding over a Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican during which he canonized seven new saints of the Catholic Church, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)Pope Leo XIV, presides over a Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, during which he will canonize seven new saints of the Catholic Church, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)Faithful and pilgrims from Venezuela listen to Pope Leo XIV presiding over a Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, during which he canonized seven new saints of the Catholic Church, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)Believers watch the canonization ceremony of Jose Gregorio Hernandez and Mother Carmen Rendiles Martnez by Pope Leo XIV during an event to celebrate Venezuela's first saint at a square in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)Believers carry a statue of Jose Gregorio Hernandez during an event to celebrate Venezuela's first saint, Hernandez, as he will be canonized by Pope Leo XIV, at a square in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
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Pope Leo XIV tours on his popemobile after presiding over a Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican during which he canonized seven new saints of the Catholic Church, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)