Mary MacKillop The process to have MacKillop declared a saint began in the 1920s, and she was beatified in January 1995 by Pope John Paul II. Pope Benedict XVI prayed at her tomb during his visit to Sydney for World Youth Day 2008 and in December 2009 approved the Catholic Church's recognition of a second miracle attributed to her intercession. She was canonised on 17 October 2010, during a public ceremony in St Peter's Square at the Vatican. She is the first Australian to be recognised by the Catholic Church as a saint. Mary Helen MacKillop was born on 15 January 1842
Saint Mary Church (Norwalk, Connecticut) Norwalk's Catholic population grew. The parish of St. Matthew was split off in 1958, the parish of St. Jerome was split off in 1960, and the parish of St. Philip was created in 1964. In 2010, the church was extensively remodeled under the direction of Duncan Stroik, professor of architecture at the University of Notre Dame. The church's organ was built in 1994 by the Austin Organ Company of Hartford, CT, Opus 2756, 2 manuals and pedal, 24 ranks. Saint Mary Church (Norwalk, Connecticut) St. Mary is a Roman Catholic church in Norwalk, Connecticut, part of the Diocese of Bridgeport.