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In this image made available by Vatican Media, Argentine President Javier Milei, right, greets Pope Francis prior to the start of the canonization mass of Argentine first female saint, María Antonia de Paz y Figueroa also known as "Mama Antula" presided over by Pope Francis in St. Peter's Basilica at The Vatican, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024. At center Argentine Foreign Minister Diana Mondino looks on. (Vatican Media via AP, HO)

Pope and Argentine President Milei embrace after pontiff canonizes Argentina’s first female saint

By Nicole Winfield and Alessandra Tarantino and Gianfranco Stara - Associated Press

Rita Canteros walks out of a parish church carrying a painting of María Antonia de Paz y Figueroa, more commonly known by her Quechua name of “Mama Antula,” on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024. The canonization of “Mama Antula” in a Feb. 11th ceremony to be presided by Pope Francis at St. Peter's Basilica marks the first time a female from Argentina will become saint. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Mama Antula, the Jesuit who didn’t want to marry or be a nun, will be Argentina’s first female saint

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