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Carfin Grotto, Scotland s national shrine to Our Lady of Lourdes, is cleaned after a suspected arson attack on Oct. 17, 2021. / Sancta Familia Media.Carfin, Scotland, Oct 19, 2021 / 04:20 am (CNA).Suspected arsonists targeted Scotland s national shrine to Our Lady of Lourdes on Sunday night, in the latest in a series of incidents at Catholic sites.The fire on Oct. 17 caused damage to Carfin Grotto, located about 15 miles outside of Glasgow s city center, adding to the financial strain on the shrine that welcomed more than 70,000 pilgrims a year before the coronavirus crisis. John P. Mallon, the co-founder of Sancta Familia Media, which handles press inquiries on the shrine s behalf, told CNA on Oct. 19: "It has saddened us all at Carfin as we approach our centenary next year of the opening of the Grotto on Oct. 1, 2022.""COVID has reduced a lot of our annual intake by reducing pilgrimages so we are already on a tight budget before this attack.""The fire was qui

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