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Pope Francis to make “father of migrants” a saint

Giovanni Battista Scalabrini canonisation1

Vatican CityRNS Pope Francis will canonise a 19th-century bishop known as “the father of migrants” on Sunday, sending a message to Catholic leaders of the importance the pontiff places on the care of refugees at a time when immigration is roiling politics, including in the Italian government at the Vatican’s doorstep.  Giovanni Battista Scalabrini, bishop […]