John Henry Newman’s extraordinary influence on the Church – and well beyond it – ensured that his canonisation on October 13 received international attention. And yet, on that same day, without comparable fanfare, Pope Francis canonised four additional saints – each a woman, hailing from different parts of the globe, and each extraordinary in their own way: Mother Mariam Thresia (1876-1926) of India; Mother Giuseppina Vannini (1859-1911) of Italy; Sister Dulce Lopes Pontes (1914-1992) of Brazil; and Marguerite Bays (1815-1879) of Switzerland.