Sydney, April 22, 2025 (AFP) - Pope Francis's unfulfilled wish: declaring PNG's first saint

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In one of his final acts, Pope Francis cleared the way for Papua New Guinea to get its first saint -- an anti-polygamy preacher who died in prison during Japan's World War II occupation. The late pontiff confided to religious leaders in the Pacific nation that he wanted to personally oversee the canonisation of "martyr" Peter To Rot. Now, that honour will fall to his successor. "He told me that he wanted to canonise Peter To Rot himself," said T......

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