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Excitement over canonization of popes in Vatican City extends to Milwaukee

Published  April 27, 2014 3:57pm CDT
FOX 6 Now Milwaukee

Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II elevated into sainthood

Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II elevated into sainthood


MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Popes John XXIII and John Paul II were canonized Sunday by Pope Francis in an unprecedented ceremony witnessed by huge crowds gathered in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City. Millions more around the world watched as two former pontiffs were for the first time installed as saints in a dual canonization -- and that includes Catholics in the Milwaukee area.