{"id":11315,"date":"2016-09-04T14:56:51","date_gmt":"2016-09-04T14:56:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=11315"},"modified":"2016-09-04T14:56:51","modified_gmt":"2016-09-04T14:56:51","slug":"pope-francis-declares-mother-teresa-a-saint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=11315","title":{"rendered":"Pope Francis declares Mother Teresa a saint"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><code><script src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><br \/>\n <!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/code><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=10315&amp;ad_type=59&amp;rl=180\" width=\"300\" 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