Author: Debora Rey
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Mama Antula, the Jesuit who didn’t want to marry or be a nun, will be Argentina’s first female saint
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A Catholic laywoman who lived in 18th-century Argentina and joined the Jesuits in their evangelical mission throughout the South American country will become the first female saint from the home country of Pope Francis on Sunday
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On 1st anniversary, pope defends ‘slum priests’
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — On his first anniversary as pontiff Thursday, Pope Francis defended “slum priests” from the accusation their advocacy for the downtrodden reflects a different, leftist church that is remote from conservative Vatican values. “The work of the priests in the slums of Buenos Aires is not ideological, it’s apostolic, and therefore…