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Francis Njuguna - Catholic News Service
Sister Leonella Sgorbati and her bodyguard were gunned down as they left the children's hospital where she worked in Mogadishu.
The coffin containing the body of St. John XXIII is seen during a ceremony in Vittorio Veneto Square after its arrival in Bergamo, Italy, May 24. The body of the late pope left the Vatican on May 24 to be displayed in his home region until June 10. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
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Paul Haring - Catholic News Service

BERGAMO, Italy (CNS) — Accompanied by Bishop Francesco Beschi of Bergamo and escorted by both Italian and Vatican police officers, the glass coffin containing the body of St. John XXIII left the Vatican early on May 24 for a 370-mile drive to Bergamo.

The route taken for the trip north was kept secret for security reasons.

Should Oscar Romero be canonized in Rome or El Salvador?
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Rhina Guidos - Catholic News Service
A publication of the Archdiocese of San Salvador argues that the canonization of Oscar Romero should be held in El Salvador.
CNS photo/Charles Platiau, Reuters
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Ted Gioia
"Now listen to what an old man tells you. My best book is my Recollections of Joan of Arc."
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Rhina Guidos - Catholic News Service
El Salvador's bishops asked the pope that the canonization be held in their country so that the poor could attend.
 Pope Francis greets the crowd during his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican April 4. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Francis' “modest goal” is “to re-propose the call to holiness in a practical way for our own time.”