14 位新圣人，包括大马士革殉道者，由教皇方济各在圣彼得广场封圣。 14 new saints, including Damascus martyrs, canonized by Pope Francis in Saint Peter's Square.
教皇方济各封圣了 14 位新圣人，特别是“大马士革的殉道者”，他们是方济各会修士和平信徒，于 1860 年被德鲁兹激进分子杀害，象征着基督教迫害。 Pope Francis has canonized 14 new saints, notably the "martyrs of Damascus," who were Franciscan friars and lay Maronites killed by Druze militants in 1860, symbolizing Christian persecution. 仪式在圣彼得广场举行,有数千名信徒参加。 The ceremony occurred in Saint Peter's Square, attended by thousands of faithful. 自2011年叙利亚内战爆发以来,大马士革曾经是充满活力的基督教社区所在地,现在已减少到大约2%的人口。 The canonization highlights the historical significance of Damascus, once home to a vibrant Christian community, now reduced to about two percent of the population since Syria's civil war began in 2011.