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Sainthood eyed for 13-year-old Filipina

(UPDATE) THE Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) said the Diocese of Laoag has started the long and rigorous process of making a teenage girl one of the youngest saints of the Catholic Church.

Laoag Bishop Renato Mayugba said Niña Ruiz-Abad showed behavior and acts that were unusual for her age.