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East End Catholics React To Selection Of Pope Francis I

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The Reverend Donald Hanson

The Reverend Donald Hanson

Father Mike Vetrano with the ombrellino in the Basilica of Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary in Southampton. TWhenever a pope visits a basilica

Father Mike Vetrano with the ombrellino in the Basilica of Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary in Southampton. TWhenever a pope visits a basilica

its ombrellino is opened. DANA SHAW

its ombrellino is opened. DANA SHAW

Monsignor Joseph Mirro at the Church of the Immaculate Conception on Quiogue. ERIN MCKINLEY

Monsignor Joseph Mirro at the Church of the Immaculate Conception on Quiogue. ERIN MCKINLEY

By Colleen Reynolds on Mar 19, 2013
A puff of white smoke from the Sistine Chapel chimney last Wednesday, March 13, signaled the selection of a new pope, Francis I, and sparked a rush of excitement in... more

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