Renovated NY Cathedral Ready for Pope Francis

Pope Francis is headed to Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. There, across from Rockefeller Center and New York City's famous shopping district, stands St. Patrick’s Cathedral, where the pontiff will hold an evening prayer service shortly after arriving Thursday evening.  The United States' largest neo-Gothic-style Roman Catholic catedral remains one of the city's top tourist destinations, drawing 5 million visitors a year. Completed in 1879 after 21 years of construction, it...

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