AP Top News at 6:25 a.m. EST

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Friday, February 19, 2010

AP Top News at 6:25 a.m. EST

Mother Mary MacKillop becomes 1st Australian saint

VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI approved sainthood for Mother Mary MacKillop on Friday, making the woman known for her work among the needy Australia’s first saint. The pope made the announcement during a ceremony at the Vatican and set the formal canonization for Oct. 17 in Rome.
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