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“One man called from Virginia just to say congratulations,” said Rev. Gregory Coiro, the Franciscan father who is the rector of the shrine, a papally designated holy site where tens of thousands of Catholic pilgrims come each year seeking forgiveness of sins. RNS photo by Kimberly Winston

(RNS1-mar14) “One man called from Virginia just to say congratulations,” said Rev. Gregory Coiro, the Franciscan father who is the rector of the shrine, a papally designated holy site where tens of thousands of Catholic pilgrims come each year seeking forgiveness of sins.