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January 14, 2015

Pope proclaims Joseph Vaz Sri Lanka's first saint

Pilgrims from Goa, India, hold a sign thanking Pope Francis before the canonization Mass of St. Joseph Vaz at Galle Face Green in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Jan. 14. St. Vaz was born in Goa.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Canonizing Sri Lanka's first saint, who ministered to Catholics under persecution three centuries earlier, Pope Francis proclaimed what he called the "fundamental human right" of religious freedom.
Published in International