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Easter at Holy Sepulchre and Vatican honors three Koreans and three Africans
Prelates and pilgrims lit the holy fire at Jerusalem's Holy Sepulchre as Easter dawned. In Rome Pope Paul VI blessed the Easter fire and baptized six converts, Augustine Jong Kyon Byun, Simon Soon Whan Oh, Bibiana Young-hee Boo, Jaes Babu Shangwi, John Ofolu, and Formose Mendi, in the Easter vigil.
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Holy Sepulchre
Jerusalem
Rome
Paul VI
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Old City
Mount of Olives
Christ
St. Peter’s Basilica
Augustine Jong Kyon Byun
Seoul
Vatican
Simon Soon Whan Oh
Tae Jeon
Bibiana Young-hee Boo
Jaes Babu Shangwi
Dar Es Salaam
Tanzania
John Ofolu
Warri
Nigeria