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From the Liveblog of Sunday, September 4, 2016

Pope admits he finds it hard to say ‘St. Teresa’

4 September 2016, 2:29 pm

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Even Pope Francis is finding it hard to call Mother Teresa “St. Teresa.”

Deviating from his homily Sunday, Francis acknowledged it’ll be hard for admirers to make the switch since Mother Teresa’s saintliness is “so close to us.”

Pope Francis leaves St. Peter's Square at the Vatican at the end of a jubilee audience for workers and volunteers of mercy, September 3, 2016. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) — Pope Francis leaves St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican at the end of a jubilee audience for workers and volunteers of mercy, September 3, 2016. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

As the crowd erupted in applause, he said: “So tender and rich that spontaneously we will continue to say Mother Teresa.”

— AP

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