Pope Francis canonises Argentina’s first female saint, ‘Mama Antula’
Pope Francis and Argentine President Javier Milei share a laugh after the Mass for the canonisation St Maria Antonia de Paz Figueroa, known as Mama Antula, in St Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican February 11. She is the first female saint from Argentina.
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Pope Francis canonised Argentina’s first female saint, María Antonia of St Joseph — known affectionately in the Pope’s home country as ‘Mama Antula’ — in a Mass in St Peter’s Basilica on Sunday. Argentina’s President Javier Milei sat in the front row to the Pope’s right during the canonisation on February 11 and embraced the…