The beatification of five Franciscan friars was cause for jubilation in South Georgia, where Christianity has flourished but Catholics are few and far between.
The beatification of five Franciscan friars was cause for jubilation in South Georgia, where Christianity has flourished but Catholics are few and far between.
The Catholic Church took a step on Saturday to advance five Franciscan friars, dispatched in the late 16th century to missions in what would become the state of Georgia, toward sainthood.
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