ABC Regional Online Mary MacKillop to become first Australian saint BBC News Australia is to get its first saint, Mother Mary MacKillop, a Melbourne-born nun who worked with needy children, Pope Benedict has announced. The Vatican said MacKillop, who died in 1909, would be canonised on 17 October. Her work for the Church was … 'Rebel' nun to become Australia's first saint AFP Mother Mary MacKillop becomes 1st Australian saint Seattle Times Fischer welcomes MacKillop sainthood Sydney Morning Herald Atlanta Journal Constitution

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