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The canonization Mass was to be held at St. Peter’s Square, but the faithful have been flocking to Assisi, Italy, where his body — wearing sneakers, jeans and a sweatshirt — lies in a shrine.

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and it includes a wonderful submission from a Clare visitor who recalls his mother’s stories of fishing off the Cliffs of Moher. The book came about through a reminiscence project, which encouraged ...

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