Mary MacKillop will become Australia's first recognised saint on Sunday October 17, after Pope Benedict XVI announced the date of her canonisation overnight in Rome.
Australian Catholics were jubilant last night at the Vatican's announcement that Mary MacKillop has become the nation's first saint. A ''deeply pleased'' Melbourne Archbishop Denis Hart said St Mary was a woman of holiness.
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says MacKillop sainthood is "a great, great tribute to the Catholic church and a great, great tribute to her hard work in education".
Australia's Sister Maria Casey, who led Mary MacKillop's sainthood campaign, was among those who attended last night's historic meeting in Rome. "It's a rare privilege indeed,'' she said.
Australia's ambassador to the Holy See has welcomed the announcement that Mary MacKillop will become the nation's first Roman Catholic saint on October 17.
A thanksgiving mass will be held this morning at Penola in South Australia to celebrate Mary MacKillop's canonisation. The small South Australian town is where she established her first school.
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