Verghese V Jospeh – Vatican: Pope Francis will canonize Blessed Devasahayam Pillai, a non-ordained member and first lay martyr of Indian origin, together with six
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India’s First Lay Martyr Blessed Devasahayam to be Declared Saint
By Verghese V Joseph – The Holy Father on Monday morning, at 10, in the Consistory Hall of the Vatican Apostolic Palace, presided over the
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Vatican Clears Another Indian Martyr Devasahayam Pillai for Sainthood
By Verghese V Joseph – In yet another celebration for India, Blessed Devasahayam Pillai – an 18th-century Hindu convert to Catholicism and the first lay
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