(Vatican
Radio) Following in the footsteps of Paul VI and John Paul II, Pope Benedict XVI
celebrated World Mission Sunday by canonizing seven new Saints. Tens of
thousands of pilgrims from around the world gathered in Saint Peter’s Square as
Jacques Berthieu, Pedro Calungsod, Giovanni Battista Piamarta, Marìa Carmen
Sallés y Barangueras, Marianne Cope, Kateri Tekakwitha, and Anna Schäffer were
raised to the honours of the altar.In his homily during the Mass, Pope Benedict noted that the canonization is taking place as Bishops from around the world are gathered in Rome to take part in the General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops: “The coincidence between this ecclesiastical meeting and World Mission Sunday is a happy one; and the word of God that we have listened to sheds light on both ...»