Media Release
Mangalore, Apr 30: Pope Francis and Benedict XVI honoured John XXIII and John Paul II by declaring them as saints on Sunday April 27.
It is for the first time that two popes have been made saints at the same time.
On this occasion, His Holiness Pope Francis blessed Oscar Fernandes, Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways and Labour & Employment at the Historic Canonization ceremony which was held at St Peters Square, Vatican.
Oscar Fernandes led a three member Indian delegation for the century's most important ceremony.