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- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, center, attends the canonization ceremony of four new saints celebrated by Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Sunday, May 17, 2015. Pope Francis canonized two nuns from what was 19th century Palestine on Sunday in hopes of encouraging Christians across the Middle East who are facing a wave of persecution from Islamic extremists. Sisters Mariam Bawardy and Marie Alphonsine Ghattas were among four sisters who were made saints Sunday at a Mass in a sun-soaked St. Peter’s Square. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
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- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, foreground centre, applauds during a canonization ceremony of four new saints celebrated by Pope Francis in St.Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Sunday, May 17, 2015. Among the new saints are Arab nuns Sts. Mariam Bawardy and Marie Alphonsine Ghattas, who lived in what was Ottoman-ruled Palestine in the 19th century. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
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