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Pope puts EU founder on the road to sainthood

21 June 2021

8:26 AM

21 June 2021

8:26 AM

To many in Brussels, the French statesman is already a saint. But now Pope Francis has decided to put Robert Schuman — the foundering father of the European Union — on the path to sainthood. A decree has been issued by the Vatican recognising his ‘historic virtues’, the first step in the formal process of canonisation.

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