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
Mary Star of the Sea Church, Grand Case Mary Star of the Sea Church, Grand Case The Mary Star of the Sea Church Also called «Grand Case Catholic Church» () Is the name that receives a religious building affiliated to the Catholic Church that is located in the sector of Grand Case in the territorial collectivity of Saint Martin a dependent territory of France that consists of the north half of the island of Saint Martin in the lesser Antilles. It should not be confused with the catholic church of the same name but located in the Dutch sector of the island. The temple follows the Roman or