Pope Francis gives church hundreds of new saints
Pope Francis gives church hundreds of new saints Pope Francis on Sunday gave the Catholic Church new saints, including hundreds of 15th-century martyrs who were beheaded for refusing to convert to Islam, as he led his first canonization ceremony in a packed St. Peter's Square.
- Pope Benedict XVI has canonized three new saints at a ceremony in St. Peter's Square in Rome, describing the heavenly triumvirate as ``a model for all believers.''