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| | Latest news on the beatification of Fr. Tansi |
 | | OBA, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's late priest and monk, the Rev. Cyprian Michael Iwene Tansi, was beatified here Sunday at an epic mass celebrated by visiting Roman Catholic Supreme Pontiff, Pope John Paul II, as part of the process in the attainment of sainthood. |
 | | By this rite, the Pope said Tansi's feast shall be celebrated every year on the 20th day of January, the date of his birth to eternal life in the places and according to the norms established by the church law. |
 | | OBA, Nigeria, March 21 (Reuters) - Thousands of people streamed on Saturday to a night-time vigil in southeast Nigeria to prepare for the arrival of Pope John Paul. |
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