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Happy Holy Circumcision Day!

For centuries, Jesus’ foreskin has been counterfeited, stolen, and banished by the Vatican. David Farley searches for it in the remote Italian town where it’s still worshipped every January 1st.

David Farley
David Farley
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David Farley

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