No, it is a simple plural of the word "saint". A collective noun is a word that appears to be singular but actually refers to a group of people, animals, or things. For example, "team" is a...
Cattle is plural for a bunch of cows. The collective noun for a bunch of cows is a herd of cattle, or a herd of cows, a herd of steers (castrated males).
The word 'news' is both a collective and a singular noun. PLURAL NOUN USED WITH SINGULAR GRAMMAR. 'news' is defined as a plural noun, being the plural of 'new'. In this sense, and based on its...