Spanish Train Crash Occurs Near Ancient Site of Christian Pilgrimage

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Prayer services were held in Spain this week for the more than 75 people who died in a train crash near the city of Santiago de Compostela, the site of a popular Catholic pilgrimage. Many of them were traveling to the city to celebrate the feast day of St. James the Apostle, whose bones are said to be buried in the cathedral there.

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