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Historic cathedrals occupy places of honor in cities across America. In this program, visit some of the most beautiful Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern Orthodox cathedrals in the United States. San Fernando Cathedral in San Antonio, rich in Hispanic heritage, is the oldest cathedral building in the U.S. The Cathedral of St. Louis in New Orleans was built in the 1790s amidst the Creole culture of the French Quarter. New York City holds three gems:...
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The oldest statue of the Virgin Mary in North America looks down from the Church at Laguna Pueblo. The simple intensity of wood and paint, illuminated by the desert light, creates a unique atmosphere of holiness and mystery. In this film, adobe churches such as the Santuario de Chimayo-the "Lourdes of North America"-are contrasted with the Romanesque inspired Cathedral of Saint Francis in Santa Fe, whose spiral staircase was built by a mysterious...
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A jaded reporter is demoted to a rural news station, but her cynicism is slowly transformed when she befriends a recovering addict as she works a news story about a church struggling to purchase a motel for homeless families.