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Venezuela is poised for a moment of national celebration this Sunday as Pope Leo XIV canonises the nation's beloved "doctor of the poor", José Gregorio Hernández.
The historic ceremony will bestow upon the Caribbean nation its first saint, offering a beacon of hope amid years of economic crisis and new tensions with the United States.
Dr Hernández, revered by millions for his dedication to impo
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