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Pilgrims rejoicing at the canonization
Indian Catholic pilgrims celebrate Mother Mariam Thresia Mankidiyan's canonization. Christianity is the third-most practised religion in Kerala (the province where Mother Mariam founded th eCongregation of the Sisters of the Holy Family), accounting for 18% of the population according to the Indian census.
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