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Pope John Paul II’s statue installed in Bangalore
Published Date: October 26, 2011
Courtesy/Source : Cathnews

Apostolic nuncio Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio unveiled a statue of Blessed John Paul II at the Church dedicated in his name in the outskirts of Bangalore on October 25.
The Archdiocese of Bangalore is the first ever diocese in the entire country to have a church dedicated in the name of late Pope John Paul II.
The bronze statue, manufactured in Bangkok, has at the bottom the impression of the national bird and flower - a peacock and lotus - engraved on it.
All the 13 bishops of Karnataka, including Archbishop Bernard Moras of Bangalore attended the function.
Archbishop Moras, who is also the President of Karnataka Regional Catholic Bishops’ Council, said it was an occasion of great blessing for the people of the parish and the state.
Asking the people not to be afraid to welcome Christ in their lives, the nuncio exhorted them to open wide the doors to the Lord as he alone could give words of eternal life.
Archbishop Moras said he got the statue with the help of the nuncio whose friend Lona met the cost.
Pope John Paul II had visited Mangalore during his first visit to India in February, 1986.


Hopes for second Filipino saint
Published Date: October 19, 2011
Courtesy/Source : Ucan News

A decision by cardinals in Philippines this week to approve a decree for the canonization of Blessed Pedro Calungsod means his elevation to the sainthood is imminent, a Church official said today.
Calungsod, who was beatified in 2000, is just waiting formal declaration by Pope Benedict XVI.
Archbishop Jose Palma of Cebu said the cardinals had voted “unanimously in the affirmative” for Calungsod’s canonization.
He said that after passing investigations made by doctors and theologians, the cause for canonization of Calungsod had also passed the review conducted by the cardinals.
“This means that Blessed Pedro Calungsod has already passed the third and final stage,” Palma said.
He said the declaration will now be submitted to the pontiff.
Another source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said it is expected the Pope would formally declare Calungsod a saint before by December.
“I think that would also be the time that the Pope will announce the date of Blessed Calungsod’s canonization ceremony,” the source said.
The teenager from Cebu was martyred in Guam in 1672 with a Spanish Jesuit priest, now Blessed Diego Luis de San Vitores.
Palma earlier said the Offices of the Sacred Congregation for the Causes of Saints told him the documents on Calungsod are “number one” on the list.
Calungsod, if canonized, will be the first Visayan saint and second Filipino saint in history following San Lorenzo Ruiz who was canonized in Rome in 1988.

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