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Five Texas missions, including the Alamo, declared World Heritage Sites (Diocese of Allentown)

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(Source: Diocese of Allentown) July 08, 2015 at 2:02 PM By Catholic News Service SAN ANTONIO (CNS) -- Five centuries-old Spanish missions in Texas newly declared as World Heritage Sites by a U.N. agency "have helped to shape the face of San Antonio," said Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller. "They are still a haven of culture and history," he said in a statement July 6. "We especially value that they continue as active parishes of the archdiocese, where hundreds of families on the city's south side continue to gather for prayer within...

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