Prayer vigils in Virginia call for end to death penalty
Jan 26, 2021 catholic news service
Participants take part in a Jan. 22, 2021, prayer vigil to end death penalty in Norfolk, Va. (Credit: CNS photo/courtesy Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy.)
At some of the prayer vigils for an end of the death penalty in Virginia Jan. 22 held in locations across the state, including sites where lynchings took place the names of those killed were read aloud.
WASHINGTON, D.C. For Stephanie Niedringhaus, it was all about the names.
At some of the prayer vigils for an end of the death penalty in Virginia Jan. 22 held in locations across the state, including sites where lynchings took place the names of those killed were read aloud.
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A historic Norfolk church has reopened its original doors, just in time for Christmas
The years-long renovation project for the Basilica of Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception cost just under $7 million. Author: Alex Littlehales (WVEC) Updated: 7:02 PM EST December 16, 2020
NORFOLK, Va. For the first time in years, a historic church in Hampton Roads is once again holding Christmas mass in the place it’s always called home.
The congregation at The Basilica of Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception is currently America s only historically African-American Basilica, originally founded in 1791.
In 2016, the church began work on leaks and water damage within the building, with an initial budget of $120,000. Over time, Father Jim Curran has watched as issue after issue unfolded.
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