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Penitentes Rites In New Mexico Mountains Draw Scrutiny
In remote Santa Fe area villages Holy Week rites of the Penitentes begin in moradas with prayers and stations of the cross. The order, an offshoot of St. Francis, faced scrutiny as church leaders urge restraint and concealment of practices while noting church approval since 1947.
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Third Order of St. Francis
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