Pope-Smitten, Guatemala Town Venerates Saint-To-Be
Amid fireworks and Mayan dances, tens of thousands of pilgrims filed through the cobblestone streets of Guatemala's volcano-ringed former colonial capital on Sunday to honor the man Pope John Paul will declare Central America's first saint...thousands of devotees who travel from all over Central America to visit his candlelit tomb in San Francisco El Grande church seek more mundane miracles. Taking her turn in a long queue on Saturday, Maria Avila... muttered a silent prayer then rubbed it gently on the heads and shoulders of her two young sons and daughter. "I'm asking him to look after them," she said. :: This Reuters report is submitted for your false christs (Matthew 24:4) files.