Pope Francis Leads Canonization Mass - Vatican

Vatican’s Secretary of State cardinal Pietro Parolon (2nd from L) attends a Canonization Mass led by Pope Francis for 14 new Saints in Saint Peter’s square at the Vatican on October 20, 2024. The new Saints are 11 martyrs killed in Damascus, Syria in 1860 for refusing to renounce their faith, Father Joseph Allamano (Italy), Sister Marie Leonie Paradis (Canada) and Sister Elena Guerra (Italy). Photo: Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM