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Author
CNS
Date and time of data generation
10:49, 10 October 2005
City shown
Vatican
Short title
SAINT-PAULVI-PAROLIN
Credit/Provider
CNS
Source
Catholic News Service
Image title
Blessed Paul VI will be canonized a saint in late October, said Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, March 6. Pope Paul VI is seen in this portrait made in early 1969. (CNS photo) See SAINT-PAULVI-PAROLIN March 6, 2018.