Pillai first Indian layman to be Catholic saint as Pope Francis canonises him
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Pope Francis declared 18th-century Indian layman Devasahayam Pillai a saint on Sunday, making him the first person from India with..
A statue of Devasahayam Pillai at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, Kottar, India. / Kumbalam via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA..
The canonization of John Henry Newman in St. Peter’s Square, Oct. 13, 2019. / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.
Vatican City, May..