#  Pope Francis Celebrates First U.S. Mass, Canonizes New Saint : The Two-Way : NPR 

 





September 25, 2015

 

 

> During the Mass celebrated at Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., Junipero Serra became the first saint canonized on U.S. soil.

Source: *[Pope Francis Celebrates First U.S. Mass, Canonizes New Saint : The Two-Way : NPR](http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/09/23/442904748/watch-live-pope-francis-canonizes-first-hispanic-saint)*



 

 

 



 

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