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Preparing Way for Papal Visit

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Members of the 90-voice Archdiocesan Papal Mass Choir rehearse at St. Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church in Hyattsville, Md., Aug. 24. The choir will sing at the Mass to be celebrated by Pope Francis Sept. 23 outside the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington. (Photo © Catholic News Service/Michael Reynolds, EPA)