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Mystery surrounds rare Catholic shrine in southern West Virginia

BOOMER, W.Va. — Only one church of the Roman Catholic faith in West Virginia is venerated as a "shrine"—a place of special devotion that contains a saint's relic. But officials are at a loss to explain how the shrine was designated and what sacred relic may be included. Saint Anthony's Shrine, in the former mining […]


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