Nativity scenes showing the birth of baby Jesus first originated in the small Italian town of Greccio. Today, some such scenes have taken a po…
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NORMAL — A Vatican exhibit of eucharistic miracles will be Oct. 1-6 at the Parish Hall of Epiphany Catholic Church, Normal.
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