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A Tomb Once Said to Hold ‘Jesus’s Midwife’ Might Instead Hold Ancient Royalty
For centuries, Christian devotees visited a tomb, believing it to belong to an apocryphal Biblical figure. A new study posits ...
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Annandale parish celebrates prayer garden addition
A vision 10 years in the making became a reality at St. Ambrose Church in Annandale June 4 when Bishop Michael F. Burbidge ...
‘A huge loss.’ In remote Nagasaki islands, a rare version of Christianity heads toward extinction
On Ikitsuki and other remote sections of Nagasaki prefecture, Hidden Christians still pray to these disguised objects. They ...
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Diocese launches recovery fund to rebuild chapel in Mahanoy City
The damage can be repaired, but the shock wave triggered by the May 6 detonation of an explosive device by an intruder could have a lasting impact on the Solemn Perpetual Adoration ...
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Baby Jesus statue stolen from Philadelphia church, police searching for suspect
An investigation is underway after an individual stole a Baby Jesus statue from a church in Philadelphia earlier this month. The Philadelphia Police Department said a police report was made on Jan ...
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Baby Jesus statue stolen from church nativity scene, priest says
a historic church in the Northern Liberties section of Philadelphia is coping with an act of vandalism. This time, someone stole a decades-old baby Jesus statue from a Christmas nativity inside ...
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Blessings offered to since-restored baby Jesus statue vandalized at Queens church
As CBS News New York’s Kristie Keleshian reports, it wasn’t the first time the church was targeted by vandals. There were blessings by Bishop Robert Brennan for the statue of baby Jesus that ...