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PHOTOS: The Peace Light Arrives at JFK

  • Brian Long looks on as fellow Boy Scout leader Chris Dono lights a lantern using a flame transferred from the Peace Light during a welcoming ceremony for the Peace Light at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Jamaica, N.Y., following its arrival from Vienna Dec. 4, 2022. Boy Scout and Girl Scout leaders, along with other volunteers, form a network of drivers who transfer the flame, which originated in the grotto of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, West Bank, to houses of worship, homes and other venues across North America. The annual U.S. welcoming ceremony is sponsored by the Catholic Committee on Scouting of the Diocese of Brooklyn, N.Y. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)
  • Wolfgang Kerndler holds a carrier containing the Peace Light as he and fellow Austrian Airlines flight attendant Thomas Schuetzl arrive for a welcoming ceremony at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Jamaica, N.Y., following their flight from Vienna Dec. 4, 2022. Boy Scout and Girl Scout leaders, along with other volunteers, form a network of drivers who transfer the flame, which originated in the grotto of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, West Bank, to houses of worship, homes and other venues across North America. The annual U.S. welcoming ceremony is sponsored by the Catholic Committee on Scouting of the Diocese of Brooklyn, N.Y. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)
  • Members of Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organization-USA pose for a photo during a welcoming ceremony for the Peace Light upon its arrival at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Jamaica, N.Y., from Vienna Dec. 4, 2022. Boy Scout and Girl Scout leaders, along with other volunteers, form a network of drivers who transfer the flame, which originated in the grotto of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, West Bank, to houses of worship, homes and other venues across North America. The annual U.S. welcoming ceremony is sponsored by the Catholic Committee on Scouting of the Diocese of Brooklyn, N.Y. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)
  • Father Chris Piasta, Catholic chaplain at John F. Kennedy International in Jamaica, N.Y., speaks during a welcoming ceremony for the Peace Light upon its arrival at the airport from Vienna Dec. 4, 2022. Boy Scout and Girl Scout leaders, along with other volunteers, form a network of drivers who transfer the flame, which originated in the grotto of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, West Bank, to houses of worship, homes and other venues across North America. The annual U.S. welcoming ceremony is sponsored by the Catholic Committee on Scouting of the Diocese of Brooklyn, N.Y. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)
  • Connecticut Boy Scout leaders Kevin Hendel, left, Russell DePace and David Rohlfing transport lanterns containing flames from the Peace Light after attending a welcoming ceremony at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Jamaica, N.Y., following the Peace Light's arrival from Vienna Dec. 4, 2022. Boy Scout and Girl Scout leaders, along with other volunteers, form a network of drivers who transfer the flame, which originated in the grotto of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, West Bank, to houses of worship, homes and other venues across North America. The annual U.S. welcoming ceremony is sponsored by the Catholic Committee on Scouting of the Diocese of Brooklyn, N.Y. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)
  • Boy Scout leader Timmie Smith of Dripping Springs, Texas, holds a lantern using a flame transferred from the Peace Light during a welcoming ceremony at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Jamaica, N.Y., following the Peace Light's arrival from Vienna Dec. 4, 2022. Boy Scout and Girl Scout leaders, along with other volunteers, form a network of drivers who transfer the flame, which originated in the grotto of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, West Bank, to houses of worship, homes and other venues across North America. The annual U.S. welcoming ceremony is sponsored by the Catholic Committee on Scouting of the Diocese of Brooklyn, N.Y. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)
  • Participants gather for a welcoming ceremony for the Peace Light upon its arrival at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Jamaica, N.Y., from Vienna Dec. 4, 2022. Boy Scout and Girl Scout leaders, along with other volunteers, form a network of drivers who transfer the flame, which originated in the grotto of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, West Bank, to houses of worship, homes and other venues across North America. The annual U.S. welcoming ceremony is sponsored by the Catholic Committee on Scouting of the Diocese of Brooklyn, N.Y. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)
  • Members of Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organization-USA sing during a welcoming ceremony for the Peace Light upon its arrival at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Jamaica, N.Y., from Vienna Dec. 4, 2022. Boy Scout and Girl Scout leaders, along with other volunteers, form a network to drive the flame, which originated in the grotto of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, West Bank, to houses of worship, homes and other venues across North America. The annual welcoming ceremony is sponsored by the Catholic Committee on Scouting of the Diocese of Brooklyn, N.Y. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)
  • Participants gather for a welcoming ceremony for the Peace Light upon its arrival at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Jamaica, N.Y., from Vienna Dec. 4, 2022. Boy Scout and Girl Scout leaders, along with other volunteers, form a network of drivers who transfer the flame, which originated in the grotto of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, West Bank, to houses of worship, homes and other venues across North America. The annual U.S. welcoming ceremony is sponsored by the Catholic Committee on Scouting of the Diocese of Brooklyn, N.Y. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)
  • Deacon Vincent Lino, assistant Catholic chaplain at John F. Kennedy International in Jamaica, N.Y., offers a reflection during a welcoming ceremony for the Peace Light upon its arrival at the airport from Vienna Dec. 4, 2022. Boy Scout and Girl Scout leaders, along with other volunteers, form a network of drivers who transfer the flame, which originated in the grotto of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, West Bank, to houses of worship, homes and other venues across North America. The annual U.S. welcoming ceremony is sponsored by the Catholic Committee on Scouting of the Diocese of Brooklyn, N.Y. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)
  • Boy Scout Gary Prybylski Jr. of Brookfield, Conn., reads a prayer during a welcoming ceremony for the Peace Light upon its arrival at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Jamaica, N.Y., from Vienna Dec. 4, 2022. Boy Scout and Girl Scout leaders, along with other volunteers, form a network of drivers who transfer the flame, which originated in the grotto of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, West Bank, to houses of worship, homes and other venues across North America. The annual U.S. welcoming ceremony is sponsored by the Catholic Committee on Scouting of the Diocese of Brooklyn, N.Y. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)
  • Girl Scouts sing during a welcoming ceremony for the Peace Light upon its arrival at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Jamaica, N.Y., from Vienna Dec. 4, 2022. Boy Scout and Girl Scout leaders, along with other volunteers, form a network of drivers who transfer the flame, which originated in the grotto of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, West Bank, to houses of worship, homes and other venues across North America. The annual U.S. welcoming ceremony is sponsored by the Catholic Committee on Scouting of the Diocese of Brooklyn, N.Y. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)
  • Girl Scout Ziva Andres of Asbury, N.J., hosts a livestream YouTube broadcast of a welcoming ceremony for the Peace Light at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Jamaica, N.Y., upon its arrival from Vienna Dec. 4, 2022. Boy Scout and Girl Scout leaders, along with other volunteers, form a network of drivers who transfer the flame, which originated in the grotto of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, West Bank, to houses of worship, homes and other venues across North America. The annual U.S. welcoming ceremony is sponsored by the Catholic Committee on Scouting of the Diocese of Brooklyn, N.Y. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)