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Pope Francis prays in front of a statue of Our Lady of Fatima during his general audience in St. Peter's Square. (CNS photo/L'Osservatore Romano, pool)
FaithNews
Junno Arocho Esteves - Catholic News Service
Pope Francis made headlines with the canonization of two children, but his adoration cannot match that of St. John Paul II.
Pope Francis prays in front of a statue of Our Lady of Fatima during his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican May 13. The statue, which was present for the May 13 feast of Our Lady of Fatima, is a copy of the original in Fatima, Portugal. (CNS photo/L'Osservatore Romano, pool) 
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Jacinta and Francisco will be the youngest children ever to be recognized as saints by the church.
Sister Lucia dos Santos, one of the three children who saw Our Lady of Fatima in 1917, is pictured here in a 2000 photo. (CNS photo/Paulo Carrico, EPA)
FaithNews
Junno Arocho Esteves - Catholic News Service
Father Romano Gambalunga said that while "Lucia is already a saint in the eyes" of many people, "the prudent path of the church is that she is proposed to all, not just those who believe."