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This is now the norm. Paris police arrest man in “advanced stages” of plotting terror attack. The French interior minister said Thursday that a French man who was in the advanced stages of carrying out a terror attack has been arrested, according to The Associated Press.The man was captured during raids in Argenteuil, a suburb the northern outskirts of Paris. “French national arrested in suspected terror plot,” By Dana Ford, CNN, March 24, 2016:French police carry out an anti-terror operation in Argenteuil, outside Paris It “no tangible link” to the recent terror attacks in Paris and Brussels, official says(CNN)Authorities have...

In honor of the Year of Mercy decreed by Pope Francis — which begins on December 8, 2015 — Stanislas LaLanne, Bishop of Pontoise and “Guardian of the Holy Tunic” has announced that the Holy Tunic of Argenteuil – purported to be the seamless garment worn by Christ on Calvary – will be exhibited to the public for a very brief time: from March 25 to April 10, 2016.This tunic was originally documented as being seamless and of-a-piece, fitting the description found in the Gospel according to John (Jn 19:23-24):“When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his clothes...