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Hundreds of people are being drawn to a Catholic hospital in Springfield by what they say looks like an image of the Virgin Mary in a window. Full story

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Virgin Mary sighted in hospital window?
Oct. 1: Religious faithful and curious onlookers are gathering in the parking lot of a Massachusetts hospital for a look at what some are saying is an image of the Virgin Mary. WWLP's Julie Tremmel reports.

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