Pope Francis (c) during the proclamation of new saints of the Catholic Church on World Mission Day 2024, at the Vatican, Oct. 20, 2024, in Vatican City. Blessed Manuel Ruiz Lopez and seven members of the Order of Friars Minor, ascend to the altars together with the three Maronite laity Francis, Mooti and Raphael Massabki, who were killed out of hatred for the faith in Damascus (Syria) between July 9 and 10, 1860. OCTOBER 20;2024 Stefano Spaziani / Europa Press 10/20/2024 (Europa Press via AP)