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  • Jan 10, 2010 - PHOENIX, AZ: A homeless person bows his head in prayer before breakfast at CrossRoads United Methodist Church in Phoenix, AZ. The church has been ordered by city zoning officials to stop serving breakfast to the homeless and indigent on Saturday mornings. The church started serving breakfast to the homeless in Jan. 2009 and shortly after that neighbors in the upscale area of Phoenix complained to city officials that the church was in violation of zoning ordinances. The city found the church was operating a "charity kitchen" and ordered them to stop serving the breakfast. Rev. Dottie Escobedo-Frank, the pastor of the church, has said the church will file an appeal in US District Court and continue serving the breakfast until the appeals process is exhausted. About 150 people attend the Saturday breakfast each week. Some walk to the church from the alleys they live in in the neighborhood, others are bused to the breakfast by the church, which sens a bus in 1.5 mile radius from the church.         Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Jan 10, 2010 - PHOENIX, AZ: REV. DOTTIE ESCOBEDO-FRANK preaches during Saturday morning breakfast for the homeless at CrossRoads United Methodist Church in Phoenix, AZ. The church has been ordered by city zoning officials to stop serving breakfast to the homeless and indigent on Saturday mornings. The church started serving breakfast to the homeless in Jan. 2009 and shortly after that neighbors in the upscale area of Phoenix complained to city officials that the church was in violation of zoning ordinances. The city found the church was operating a "charity kitchen" and ordered them to stop serving the breakfast. Rev. Dottie Escobedo-Frank, the pastor of the church, has said the church will file an appeal in US District Court and continue serving the breakfast until the appeals process is exhausted. About 150 people attend the Saturday breakfast each week. Some walk to the church from the alleys they live in in the neighborhood, others are bused to the breakfast by the church, which sens a bus in 1.5 mile radius from the church.         Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Jan 10, 2010 - PHOENIX, AZ: RALPH, a homeless man in Phoenix, bows his head in prayer during breakfast at CrossRoads United Methodist Church in Phoenix, AZ. The church has been ordered by city zoning officials to stop serving breakfast to the homeless and indigent on Saturday mornings. The church started serving breakfast to the homeless in Jan. 2009 and shortly after that neighbors in the upscale area of Phoenix complained to city officials that the church was in violation of zoning ordinances. The city found the church was operating a "charity kitchen" and ordered them to stop serving the breakfast. Rev. Dottie Escobedo-Frank, the pastor of the church, has said the church will file an appeal in US District Court and continue serving the breakfast until the appeals process is exhausted. About 150 people attend the Saturday breakfast each week. Some walk to the church from the alleys they live in in the neighborhood, others are bused to the breakfast by the church, which sens a bus in 1.5 mile radius from the church.         Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Jan 10, 2010 - PHOENIX, AZ: RALPH, a homeless man in Phoenix, shares breakfast with his dog Buddy during breakfast at CrossRoads United Methodist Church in Phoenix, AZ. The church has been ordered by city zoning officials to stop serving breakfast to the homeless and indigent on Saturday mornings. The church started serving breakfast to the homeless in Jan. 2009 and shortly after that neighbors in the upscale area of Phoenix complained to city officials that the church was in violation of zoning ordinances. The city found the church was operating a "charity kitchen" and ordered them to stop serving the breakfast. Rev. Dottie Escobedo-Frank, the pastor of the church, has said the church will file an appeal in US District Court and continue serving the breakfast until the appeals process is exhausted. About 150 people attend the Saturday breakfast each week. Some walk to the church from the alleys they live in in the neighborhood, others are bused to the breakfast by the church, which sens a bus in 1.5 mile radius from the church.         Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Jan 10, 2010 - PHOENIX, AZ: Saturday morning breakfast for the homeless at CrossRoads United Methodist Church in Phoenix, AZ. The church has been ordered by city zoning officials to stop serving breakfast to the homeless and indigent on Saturday mornings. The church started serving breakfast to the homeless in Jan. 2009 and shortly after that neighbors in the upscale area of Phoenix complained to city officials that the church was in violation of zoning ordinances. The city found the church was operating a "charity kitchen" and ordered them to stop serving the breakfast. Rev. Dottie Escobedo-Frank, the pastor of the church, has said the church will file an appeal in US District Court and continue serving the breakfast until the appeals process is exhausted. About 150 people attend the Saturday breakfast each week. Some walk to the church from the alleys they live in in the neighborhood, others are bused to the breakfast by the church, which sens a bus in 1.5 mile radius from the church.         Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Jan 10, 2010 - PHOENIX, AZ: BILL, a homeless person in Phoenix, has a bowl of cereal for breakfast at CrossRoads United Methodist Church in Phoenix, AZ. Bill said he's been living on the streets of Phoenix for 22 years, he said that if the church stopped serving breakfast he and his friends would always "find a dumpster somewhere." The church has been ordered by city zoning officials to stop serving breakfast to the homeless and indigent on Saturday mornings. The church started serving breakfast to the homeless in Jan. 2009 and shortly after that neighbors in the upscale area of Phoenix complained to city officials that the church was in violation of zoning ordinances. The city found the church was operating a "charity kitchen" and ordered them to stop serving the breakfast. Rev. Dottie Escobedo-Frank, the pastor of the church, has said the church will file an appeal in US District Court and continue serving the breakfast until the appeals process is exhausted. About 150 people attend the Saturday breakfast each week. Some walk to the church from the alleys they live in in the neighborhood, others are bused to the breakfast by the church, which sens a bus in 1.5 mile radius from the church.         Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Jan 10, 2010 - PHOENIX, AZ: BILL, a homeless person in Phoenix, has a bowl of cereal for breakfast at CrossRoads United Methodist Church in Phoenix, AZ. Bill said he's been living on the streets of Phoenix for 22 years, he said that if the church stopped serving breakfast he and his friends would always "find a dumpster somewhere." The church has been ordered by city zoning officials to stop serving breakfast to the homeless and indigent on Saturday mornings. The church started serving breakfast to the homeless in Jan. 2009 and shortly after that neighbors in the upscale area of Phoenix complained to city officials that the church was in violation of zoning ordinances. The city found the church was operating a "charity kitchen" and ordered them to stop serving the breakfast. Rev. Dottie Escobedo-Frank, the pastor of the church, has said the church will file an appeal in US District Court and continue serving the breakfast until the appeals process is exhausted. About 150 people attend the Saturday breakfast each week. Some walk to the church from the alleys they live in in the neighborhood, others are bused to the breakfast by the church, which sens a bus in 1.5 mile radius from the church.         Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Jan 10, 2010 - PHOENIX, AZ: CYNDI, a homeless person in Phoenix, looks for clothes to keep her warm before eating breakfast at CrossRoads United Methodist Church in Phoenix. The church has been ordered by city zoning officials to stop serving breakfast to the homeless and indigent on Saturday mornings. The church started serving breakfast to the homeless in Jan. 2009 and shortly after that neighbors in the upscale area of Phoenix complained to city officials that the church was in violation of zoning ordinances. The city found the church was operating a "charity kitchen" and ordered them to stop serving the breakfast. Rev. Dottie Escobedo-Frank, the pastor of the church, has said the church will file an appeal in US District Court and continue serving the breakfast until the appeals process is exhausted. About 150 people attend the Saturday breakfast each week. Some walk to the church from the alleys they live in in the neighborhood, others are bused to the breakfast by the church, which sens a bus in 1.5 mile radius from the church.         Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Jan 10, 2010 - PHOENIX, AZ: Saturday morning breakfast for the homeless at CrossRoads United Methodist Church in Phoenix, AZ. The church has been ordered by city zoning officials to stop serving breakfast to the homeless and indigent on Saturday mornings. The church started serving breakfast to the homeless in Jan. 2009 and shortly after that neighbors in the upscale area of Phoenix complained to city officials that the church was in violation of zoning ordinances. The city found the church was operating a "charity kitchen" and ordered them to stop serving the breakfast. Rev. Dottie Escobedo-Frank, the pastor of the church, has said the church will file an appeal in US District Court and continue serving the breakfast until the appeals process is exhausted. About 150 people attend the Saturday breakfast each week. Some walk to the church from the alleys they live in in the neighborhood, others are bused to the breakfast by the church, which sens a bus in 1.5 mile radius from the church.         Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Jan 10, 2010 - PHOENIX, AZ: RALPH, a homeless man in Phoenix, applauds after morning prayers during breakfast at CrossRoads United Methodist Church in Phoenix, AZ. The church has been ordered by city zoning officials to stop serving breakfast to the homeless and indigent on Saturday mornings. The church started serving breakfast to the homeless in Jan. 2009 and shortly after that neighbors in the upscale area of Phoenix complained to city officials that the church was in violation of zoning ordinances. The city found the church was operating a "charity kitchen" and ordered them to stop serving the breakfast. Rev. Dottie Escobedo-Frank, the pastor of the church, has said the church will file an appeal in US District Court and continue serving the breakfast until the appeals process is exhausted. About 150 people attend the Saturday breakfast each week. Some walk to the church from the alleys they live in in the neighborhood, others are bused to the breakfast by the church, which sens a bus in 1.5 mile radius from the church.         Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Jan 10, 2010 - PHOENIX, AZ: RALPH, a homeless man in Phoenix, eats breakfast with his friends at CrossRoads United Methodist Church in Phoenix, AZ. City zoning officials have ordered the church to stop serving breakfast to the homeless and indigent on Saturday mornings. The church started serving breakfast to the homeless in Jan. 2009 and shortly after that neighbors in the upscale area of Phoenix complained to city officials that the church was in violation of zoning ordinances. The city found the church was operating a "charity kitchen" and ordered them to stop serving the breakfast. Rev. Dottie Escobedo-Frank, the pastor of the church, has said the church will file an appeal in US District Court and continue serving the breakfast until the appeals process is exhausted. About 150 people attend the Saturday breakfast each week. Some walk to the church from the alleys they live in in the neighborhood, others are bused to the breakfast by the church, which sens a bus in 1.5 mile radius from the church.         Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Jan 10, 2010 - PHOENIX, AZ: RALPH, a homeless man in Phoenix, eats breakfast with his friends at CrossRoads United Methodist Church in Phoenix, AZ. City zoning officials have ordered the church to stop serving breakfast to the homeless and indigent on Saturday mornings. The church started serving breakfast to the homeless in Jan. 2009 and shortly after that neighbors in the upscale area of Phoenix complained to city officials that the church was in violation of zoning ordinances. The city found the church was operating a "charity kitchen" and ordered them to stop serving the breakfast. Rev. Dottie Escobedo-Frank, the pastor of the church, has said the church will file an appeal in US District Court and continue serving the breakfast until the appeals process is exhausted. About 150 people attend the Saturday breakfast each week. Some walk to the church from the alleys they live in in the neighborhood, others are bused to the breakfast by the church, which sens a bus in 1.5 mile radius from the church.         Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Jan 10, 2010 - PHOENIX, AZ: A homeless person bows his head in prayer before breakfast at CrossRoads United Methodist Church in Phoenix, AZ. The church has been ordered by city zoning officials to stop serving breakfast to the homeless and indigent on Saturday mornings. The church started serving breakfast to the homeless in Jan. 2009 and shortly after that neighbors in the upscale area of Phoenix complained to city officials that the church was in violation of zoning ordinances. The city found the church was operating a "charity kitchen" and ordered them to stop serving the breakfast. Rev. Dottie Escobedo-Frank, the pastor of the church, has said the church will file an appeal in US District Court and continue serving the breakfast until the appeals process is exhausted. About 150 people attend the Saturday breakfast each week. Some walk to the church from the alleys they live in in the neighborhood, others are bused to the breakfast by the church, which sens a bus in 1.5 mile radius from the church.         Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Jan 10, 2010 - PHOENIX, AZ: CYNDI, a homeless person in Phoenix, looks for clothes to keep her warm before eating breakfast at CrossRoads United Methodist Church in Phoenix. The church has been ordered by city zoning officials to stop serving breakfast to the homeless and indigent on Saturday mornings. The church started serving breakfast to the homeless in Jan. 2009 and shortly after that neighbors in the upscale area of Phoenix complained to city officials that the church was in violation of zoning ordinances. The city found the church was operating a "charity kitchen" and ordered them to stop serving the breakfast. Rev. Dottie Escobedo-Frank, the pastor of the church, has said the church will file an appeal in US District Court and continue serving the breakfast until the appeals process is exhausted. About 150 people attend the Saturday breakfast each week. Some walk to the church from the alleys they live in in the neighborhood, others are bused to the breakfast by the church, which sens a bus in 1.5 mile radius from the church.         Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 14 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Exteriors of the Holy Rosary Church in the Talat Noi section of Bangkok. Holy Rosary Church, Wat Mae Phra Luk Prakham, is also known as Kalawar Church. The church was built with a land grant from King Rama I in 1786, about four years after Bangkok was established as Siam's capital. Many Catholic Vietnamese and Cambodians fled to Bangkok during the wars in Indochina and adopted this church as their main house of worship. It has been rebuilt twice. The present church was built in the late 1890s. The cream-colored church has a towering spire and European style stained-glass windows.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Exteriors of the Holy Rosary Church in the Talat Noi section of Bangkok. Holy Rosary Church, Wat Mae Phra Luk Prakham, is also known as Kalawar Church. The church was built with a land grant from King Rama I in 1786, about four years after Bangkok was established as Siam's capital. Many Catholic Vietnamese and Cambodians fled to Bangkok during the wars in Indochina and adopted this church as their main house of worship. It has been rebuilt twice. The present church was built in the late 1890s. The cream-colored church has a towering spire and European style stained-glass windows.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A statue of Mary and Baby Jesus in the sanctuary of Holy Rosary Church in the Talat Noi section of Bangkok. Holy Rosary Church, Wat Mae Phra Luk Prakham, is also known as Kalawar Church. The church was built with a land grant from King Rama I in 1786, about four years after Bangkok was established as Siam's capital. Many Catholic Vietnamese and Cambodians fled to Bangkok during the wars in Indochina and adopted this church as their main house of worship. It has been rebuilt twice. The present church was built in the late 1890s. The cream-colored church has a towering spire and European style stained-glass windows.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A stained glass window at Holy Rosary Church in the Talat Noi section of Bangkok. Holy Rosary Church, Wat Mae Phra Luk Prakham, is also known as Kalawar Church. The church was built with a land grant from King Rama I in 1786, about four years after Bangkok was established as Siam's capital. Many Catholic Vietnamese and Cambodians fled to Bangkok during the wars in Indochina and adopted this church as their main house of worship. It has been rebuilt twice. The present church was built in the late 1890s. The cream-colored church has a towering spire and European style stained-glass windows.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Interior of Holy Rosary Church in the Talat Noi section of Bangkok. Holy Rosary Church, Wat Mae Phra Luk Prakham, is also known as Kalawar Church. The church was built with a land grant from King Rama I in 1786, about four years after Bangkok was established as Siam's capital. Many Catholic Vietnamese and Cambodians fled to Bangkok during the wars in Indochina and adopted this church as their main house of worship. It has been rebuilt twice. The present church was built in the late 1890s. The cream-colored church has a towering spire and European style stained-glass windows.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Interior of Holy Rosary Church in the Talat Noi section of Bangkok. Holy Rosary Church, Wat Mae Phra Luk Prakham, is also known as Kalawar Church. The church was built with a land grant from King Rama I in 1786, about four years after Bangkok was established as Siam's capital. Many Catholic Vietnamese and Cambodians fled to Bangkok during the wars in Indochina and adopted this church as their main house of worship. It has been rebuilt twice. The present church was built in the late 1890s. The cream-colored church has a towering spire and European style stained-glass windows.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 FEBRUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: The spire of Santa Cruz Catholic Church dominates the skyline of the Thonburi section of Bangkok. There has been a Catholic church on the site since 1770. The current church was finished in 1916. It is one of the oldest Catholic churches in Thailand. Now the neighborhood around the church is known for the Thai adaptation of Portuguese cakes baked in the neighborhood. Several hundred Siamese (Thai) Buddhists converted to Catholicism in the 1770s. Some of the families started baking the cakes. When the Siamese Empire in Ayutthaya was sacked by the Burmese, the Portuguese and Thai Catholics fled to Thonburi, in what is now Bangkok. The Portuguese established a Catholic church near the new Siamese capital. There are still a large number of Thai Catholics living in the neighborhood around the church.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 DECEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: The interior of Santa Cruz Catholic Church in Bangkok. There has been a Catholic church on the site since 1770. The current church was finished in 1916. It is one of the oldest Catholic churches in Thailand. Now the neighborhood around the church is known for the Thai adaptation of Portuguese cakes baked in the neighborhood. Several hundred Siamese (Thai) Buddhists converted to Catholicism in the 1770s. Some of the families started baking the cakes. When the Siamese Empire in Ayutthaya was sacked by the Burmese, the Portuguese and Thai Catholics fled to Thonburi, in what is now Bangkok. The Portuguese established a Catholic church near the new Siamese capital. There are still a large number of Thai Catholics living in the neighborhood around the church.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 FEBRUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman prays in front of a painting of the Virgin Mary after mass in Santa Cruz Catholic Church in the Kudeejeen neighborhood in Bangkok. Santa Cruz church was established in 1770  and is one of the oldest and most historic Catholic churches in Thailand. The church was originally built by Portuguese soldiers allied with King Taksin the Great. Taksin authorized the church as a thanks to the Portuguese who assisted the Siamese during the war with Burma. Most of the Catholics in the neighborhood trace their family roots to the original Portuguese soldiers who married Siamese (Thai) women. There are about 300,000 Catholics in Thailand in about 430 Catholic parishes and about 660 Catholic priests in Thailand. Thais are tolerant of other religions and although Thailand is officially Buddhist, Catholics are allowed to freely practice and people who convert to Catholicism are not discriminated against.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 FEBRUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman prays during mass in Santa Cruz Catholic Church in the Kudeejeen neighborhood in Bangkok. Santa Cruz church was established in 1770  and is one of the oldest and most historic Catholic churches in Thailand. The church was originally built by Portuguese soldiers allied with King Taksin the Great. Taksin authorized the church as a thanks to the Portuguese who assisted the Siamese during the war with Burma. Most of the Catholics in the neighborhood trace their family roots to the original Portuguese soldiers who married Siamese (Thai) women. There are about 300,000 Catholics in Thailand in about 430 Catholic parishes and about 660 Catholic priests in Thailand. Thais are tolerant of other religions and although Thailand is officially Buddhist, Catholics are allowed to freely practice and people who convert to Catholicism are not discriminated against.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 FEBRUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman prays during mass in Santa Cruz Catholic Church in the Kudeejeen neighborhood in Bangkok. Santa Cruz church was established in 1770  and is one of the oldest and most historic Catholic churches in Thailand. The church was originally built by Portuguese soldiers allied with King Taksin the Great. Taksin authorized the church as a thanks to the Portuguese who assisted the Siamese during the war with Burma. Most of the Catholics in the neighborhood trace their family roots to the original Portuguese soldiers who married Siamese (Thai) women. There are about 300,000 Catholics in Thailand in about 430 Catholic parishes and about 660 Catholic priests in Thailand. Thais are tolerant of other religions and although Thailand is officially Buddhist, Catholics are allowed to freely practice and people who convert to Catholicism are not discriminated against.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 FEBRUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Sunday mass at Santa Cruz Catholic Church in the Kudeejeen neighborhood in Bangkok. Santa Cruz church was established in 1770  and is one of the oldest and most historic Catholic churches in Thailand. The church was originally built by Portuguese soldiers allied with King Taksin the Great. Taksin authorized the church as a thanks to the Portuguese who assisted the Siamese during the war with Burma. Most of the Catholics in the neighborhood trace their family roots to the original Portuguese soldiers who married Siamese (Thai) women. There are about 300,000 Catholics in Thailand in about 430 Catholic parishes and about 660 Catholic priests in Thailand. Thais are tolerant of other religions and although Thailand is officially Buddhist, Catholics are allowed to freely practice and people who convert to Catholicism are not discriminated against.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 FEBRUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman prays during mass in Santa Cruz Catholic Church in the Kudeejeen neighborhood in Bangkok. Santa Cruz church was established in 1770  and is one of the oldest and most historic Catholic churches in Thailand. The church was originally built by Portuguese soldiers allied with King Taksin the Great. Taksin authorized the church as a thanks to the Portuguese who assisted the Siamese during the war with Burma. Most of the Catholics in the neighborhood trace their family roots to the original Portuguese soldiers who married Siamese (Thai) women. There are about 300,000 Catholics in Thailand in about 430 Catholic parishes and about 660 Catholic priests in Thailand. Thais are tolerant of other religions and although Thailand is officially Buddhist, Catholics are allowed to freely practice and people who convert to Catholicism are not discriminated against.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 FEBRUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman and her daughter sit in front of the sanctuary during Sunday mass at Santa Cruz Catholic Church in the Kudeejeen neighborhood in Bangkok. Santa Cruz church was established in 1770  and is one of the oldest and most historic Catholic churches in Thailand. The church was originally built by Portuguese soldiers allied with King Taksin the Great. Taksin authorized the church as a thanks to the Portuguese who assisted the Siamese during the war with Burma. Most of the Catholics in the neighborhood trace their family roots to the original Portuguese soldiers who married Siamese (Thai) women. There are about 300,000 Catholics in Thailand in about 430 Catholic parishes and about 660 Catholic priests in Thailand. Thais are tolerant of other religions and although Thailand is officially Buddhist, Catholics are allowed to freely practice and people who convert to Catholicism are not discriminated against.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 FEBRUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman sits on the floor with her rosary at Santa Cruz Catholic Church in the Kudeejeen neighborhood in Bangkok. Santa Cruz church was established in 1770  and is one of the oldest and most historic Catholic churches in Thailand. The church was originally built by Portuguese soldiers allied with King Taksin the Great. Taksin authorized the church as a thanks to the Portuguese who assisted the Siamese during the war with Burma. Most of the Catholics in the neighborhood trace their family roots to the original Portuguese soldiers who married Siamese (Thai) women. There are about 300,000 Catholics in Thailand in about 430 Catholic parishes and about 660 Catholic priests in Thailand. Thais are tolerant of other religions and although Thailand is officially Buddhist, Catholics are allowed to freely practice and people who convert to Catholicism are not discriminated against.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 FEBRUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman walks into Santa Cruz Catholic Church in the Kudeejeen neighborhood in Bangkok. Santa Cruz church was established in 1770  and is one of the oldest and most historic Catholic churches in Thailand. The church was originally built by Portuguese soldiers allied with King Taksin the Great. Taksin authorized the church as a thanks to the Portuguese who assisted the Siamese during the war with Burma. Most of the Catholics in the neighborhood trace their family roots to the original Portuguese soldiers who married Siamese (Thai) women. There are about 300,000 Catholics in Thailand in about 430 Catholic parishes and about 660 Catholic priests in Thailand. Thais are tolerant of other religions and although Thailand is officially Buddhist, Catholics are allowed to freely practice and people who convert to Catholicism are not discriminated against.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 FEBRUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Sunday mass at Santa Cruz Catholic Church in the Kudeejeen neighborhood in Bangkok. Santa Cruz church was established in 1770  and is one of the oldest and most historic Catholic churches in Thailand. The church was originally built by Portuguese soldiers allied with King Taksin the Great. Taksin authorized the church as a thanks to the Portuguese who assisted the Siamese during the war with Burma. Most of the Catholics in the neighborhood trace their family roots to the original Portuguese soldiers who married Siamese (Thai) women. There are about 300,000 Catholics in Thailand in about 430 Catholic parishes and about 660 Catholic priests in Thailand. Thais are tolerant of other religions and although Thailand is officially Buddhist, Catholics are allowed to freely practice and people who convert to Catholicism are not discriminated against.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 FEBRUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman prays during mass in Santa Cruz Catholic Church in the Kudeejeen neighborhood in Bangkok. Santa Cruz church was established in 1770  and is one of the oldest and most historic Catholic churches in Thailand. The church was originally built by Portuguese soldiers allied with King Taksin the Great. Taksin authorized the church as a thanks to the Portuguese who assisted the Siamese during the war with Burma. Most of the Catholics in the neighborhood trace their family roots to the original Portuguese soldiers who married Siamese (Thai) women. There are about 300,000 Catholics in Thailand in about 430 Catholic parishes and about 660 Catholic priests in Thailand. Thais are tolerant of other religions and although Thailand is officially Buddhist, Catholics are allowed to freely practice and people who convert to Catholicism are not discriminated against.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 FEBRUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman prays during mass in Santa Cruz Catholic Church in the Kudeejeen neighborhood in Bangkok. Santa Cruz church was established in 1770  and is one of the oldest and most historic Catholic churches in Thailand. The church was originally built by Portuguese soldiers allied with King Taksin the Great. Taksin authorized the church as a thanks to the Portuguese who assisted the Siamese during the war with Burma. Most of the Catholics in the neighborhood trace their family roots to the original Portuguese soldiers who married Siamese (Thai) women. There are about 300,000 Catholics in Thailand in about 430 Catholic parishes and about 660 Catholic priests in Thailand. Thais are tolerant of other religions and although Thailand is officially Buddhist, Catholics are allowed to freely practice and people who convert to Catholicism are not discriminated against.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 FEBRUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman makes the sign of the cross at the beginning of mass in Santa Cruz Catholic Church in the Kudeejeen neighborhood in Bangkok. Santa Cruz church was established in 1770  and is one of the oldest and most historic Catholic churches in Thailand. The church was originally built by Portuguese soldiers allied with King Taksin the Great. Taksin authorized the church as a thanks to the Portuguese who assisted the Siamese during the war with Burma. Most of the Catholics in the neighborhood trace their family roots to the original Portuguese soldiers who married Siamese (Thai) women. There are about 300,000 Catholics in Thailand in about 430 Catholic parishes and about 660 Catholic priests in Thailand. Thais are tolerant of other religions and although Thailand is officially Buddhist, Catholics are allowed to freely practice and people who convert to Catholicism are not discriminated against.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 FEBRUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Women walk through the rain to Sunday mass at Santa Cruz Catholic Church in the Kudeejeen neighborhood in Bangkok. Santa Cruz church was established in 1770  and is one of the oldest and most historic Catholic churches in Thailand. The church was originally built by Portuguese soldiers allied with King Taksin the Great. Taksin authorized the church as a thanks to the Portuguese who assisted the Siamese during the war with Burma. Most of the Catholics in the neighborhood trace their family roots to the original Portuguese soldiers who married Siamese (Thai) women. There are about 300,000 Catholics in Thailand in about 430 Catholic parishes and about 660 Catholic priests in Thailand. Thais are tolerant of other religions and although Thailand is officially Buddhist, Catholics are allowed to freely practice and people who convert to Catholicism are not discriminated against.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 FEBRUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman walks through the rain to Sunday mass at Santa Cruz Catholic Church in the Kudeejeen neighborhood in Bangkok. Santa Cruz church was established in 1770  and is one of the oldest and most historic Catholic churches in Thailand. The church was originally built by Portuguese soldiers allied with King Taksin the Great. Taksin authorized the church as a thanks to the Portuguese who assisted the Siamese during the war with Burma. Most of the Catholics in the neighborhood trace their family roots to the original Portuguese soldiers who married Siamese (Thai) women. There are about 300,000 Catholics in Thailand in about 430 Catholic parishes and about 660 Catholic priests in Thailand. Thais are tolerant of other religions and although Thailand is officially Buddhist, Catholics are allowed to freely practice and people who convert to Catholicism are not discriminated against.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 FEBRUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A stained glass window at Santa Cruz Catholic Church in the Kudeejeen neighborhood in Bangkok. Santa Cruz church was established in 1770  and is one of the oldest and most historic Catholic churches in Thailand. The church was originally built by Portuguese soldiers allied with King Taksin the Great. Taksin authorized the church as a thanks to the Portuguese who assisted the Siamese during the war with Burma. Most of the Catholics in the neighborhood trace their family roots to the original Portuguese soldiers who married Siamese (Thai) women. There are about 300,000 Catholics in Thailand in about 430 Catholic parishes and about 660 Catholic priests in Thailand. Thais are tolerant of other religions and although Thailand is officially Buddhist, Catholics are allowed to freely practice and people who convert to Catholicism are not discriminated against.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 FEBRUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  The spire of Santa Cruz Catholic Church towers over the Kudeejeen neighborhood in Bangkok. Santa Cruz church was established in 1770  and is one of the oldest and most historic Catholic churches in Thailand. The church was originally built by Portuguese soldiers allied with King Taksin the Great. Taksin authorized the church as a thanks to the Portuguese who assisted the Siamese during the war with Burma. Most of the Catholics in the neighborhood trace their family roots to the original Portuguese soldiers who married Siamese (Thai) women. There are about 300,000 Catholics in Thailand in about 430 Catholic parishes and about 660 Catholic priests in Thailand. Thais are tolerant of other religions and although Thailand is officially Buddhist, Catholics are allowed to freely practice and people who convert to Catholicism are not discriminated against.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 FEBRUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  The spire of Santa Cruz Catholic Church towers over the Kudeejeen neighborhood in Bangkok. Santa Cruz church was established in 1770  and is one of the oldest and most historic Catholic churches in Thailand. The church was originally built by Portuguese soldiers allied with King Taksin the Great. Taksin authorized the church as a thanks to the Portuguese who assisted the Siamese during the war with Burma. Most of the Catholics in the neighborhood trace their family roots to the original Portuguese soldiers who married Siamese (Thai) women. There are about 300,000 Catholics in Thailand in about 430 Catholic parishes and about 660 Catholic priests in Thailand. Thais are tolerant of other religions and although Thailand is officially Buddhist, Catholics are allowed to freely practice and people who convert to Catholicism are not discriminated against.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 JULY 2017 - SINGAPORE: Interior of Saint Andrew's Cathedral, an Anglican cathedral in Singapore. It is the country's largest cathedral. It's the Cathedral church of the Anglican Diocese of Singapore and the mother church of her 27 parishes and more than 55 congregations. A church existed on the site since 1836, the current church however was built in 1856–1861.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 FEBRUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman prays during mass in Santa Cruz Catholic Church in the Kudeejeen neighborhood in Bangkok. Santa Cruz church was established in 1770  and is one of the oldest and most historic Catholic churches in Thailand. The church was originally built by Portuguese soldiers allied with King Taksin the Great. Taksin authorized the church as a thanks to the Portuguese who assisted the Siamese during the war with Burma. Most of the Catholics in the neighborhood trace their family roots to the original Portuguese soldiers who married Siamese (Thai) women. There are about 300,000 Catholics in Thailand in about 430 Catholic parishes and about 660 Catholic priests in Thailand. Thais are tolerant of other religions and although Thailand is officially Buddhist, Catholics are allowed to freely practice and people who convert to Catholicism are not discriminated against.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 FEBRUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: The priest serves communion during mass at Santa Cruz Catholic Church in the Kudeejeen neighborhood in Bangkok. Santa Cruz church was established in 1770  and is one of the oldest and most historic Catholic churches in Thailand. The church was originally built by Portuguese soldiers allied with King Taksin the Great. Taksin authorized the church as a thanks to the Portuguese who assisted the Siamese during the war with Burma. Most of the Catholics in the neighborhood trace their family roots to the original Portuguese soldiers who married Siamese (Thai) women. There are about 300,000 Catholics in Thailand in about 430 Catholic parishes and about 660 Catholic priests in Thailand. Thais are tolerant of other religions and although Thailand is officially Buddhist, Catholics are allowed to freely practice and people who convert to Catholicism are not discriminated against.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 FEBRUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Sunday mass at Santa Cruz Catholic Church in the Kudeejeen neighborhood in Bangkok. Santa Cruz church was established in 1770  and is one of the oldest and most historic Catholic churches in Thailand. The church was originally built by Portuguese soldiers allied with King Taksin the Great. Taksin authorized the church as a thanks to the Portuguese who assisted the Siamese during the war with Burma. Most of the Catholics in the neighborhood trace their family roots to the original Portuguese soldiers who married Siamese (Thai) women. There are about 300,000 Catholics in Thailand in about 430 Catholic parishes and about 660 Catholic priests in Thailand. Thais are tolerant of other religions and although Thailand is officially Buddhist, Catholics are allowed to freely practice and people who convert to Catholicism are not discriminated against.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 FEBRUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Sunday mass at Santa Cruz Catholic Church in the Kudeejeen neighborhood in Bangkok. Santa Cruz church was established in 1770  and is one of the oldest and most historic Catholic churches in Thailand. The church was originally built by Portuguese soldiers allied with King Taksin the Great. Taksin authorized the church as a thanks to the Portuguese who assisted the Siamese during the war with Burma. Most of the Catholics in the neighborhood trace their family roots to the original Portuguese soldiers who married Siamese (Thai) women. There are about 300,000 Catholics in Thailand in about 430 Catholic parishes and about 660 Catholic priests in Thailand. Thais are tolerant of other religions and although Thailand is officially Buddhist, Catholics are allowed to freely practice and people who convert to Catholicism are not discriminated against.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 FEBRUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Sunday mass at Santa Cruz Catholic Church in the Kudeejeen neighborhood in Bangkok. Santa Cruz church was established in 1770  and is one of the oldest and most historic Catholic churches in Thailand. The church was originally built by Portuguese soldiers allied with King Taksin the Great. Taksin authorized the church as a thanks to the Portuguese who assisted the Siamese during the war with Burma. Most of the Catholics in the neighborhood trace their family roots to the original Portuguese soldiers who married Siamese (Thai) women. There are about 300,000 Catholics in Thailand in about 430 Catholic parishes and about 660 Catholic priests in Thailand. Thais are tolerant of other religions and although Thailand is officially Buddhist, Catholics are allowed to freely practice and people who convert to Catholicism are not discriminated against.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 FEBRUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People pray during mass at Santa Cruz Catholic Church in the Kudeejeen neighborhood in Bangkok. Santa Cruz church was established in 1770  and is one of the oldest and most historic Catholic churches in Thailand. The church was originally built by Portuguese soldiers allied with King Taksin the Great. Taksin authorized the church as a thanks to the Portuguese who assisted the Siamese during the war with Burma. Most of the Catholics in the neighborhood trace their family roots to the original Portuguese soldiers who married Siamese (Thai) women. There are about 300,000 Catholics in Thailand in about 430 Catholic parishes and about 660 Catholic priests in Thailand. Thais are tolerant of other religions and although Thailand is officially Buddhist, Catholics are allowed to freely practice and people who convert to Catholicism are not discriminated against.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 FEBRUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Men walk into Sunday mass at Santa Cruz Catholic Church in the Kudeejeen neighborhood in Bangkok. Santa Cruz church was established in 1770  and is one of the oldest and most historic Catholic churches in Thailand. The church was originally built by Portuguese soldiers allied with King Taksin the Great. Taksin authorized the church as a thanks to the Portuguese who assisted the Siamese during the war with Burma. Most of the Catholics in the neighborhood trace their family roots to the original Portuguese soldiers who married Siamese (Thai) women. There are about 300,000 Catholics in Thailand in about 430 Catholic parishes and about 660 Catholic priests in Thailand. Thais are tolerant of other religions and although Thailand is officially Buddhist, Catholics are allowed to freely practice and people who convert to Catholicism are not discriminated against.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 FEBRUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Women walk through the rain to Sunday mass at Santa Cruz Catholic Church in the Kudeejeen neighborhood in Bangkok. Santa Cruz church was established in 1770  and is one of the oldest and most historic Catholic churches in Thailand. The church was originally built by Portuguese soldiers allied with King Taksin the Great. Taksin authorized the church as a thanks to the Portuguese who assisted the Siamese during the war with Burma. Most of the Catholics in the neighborhood trace their family roots to the original Portuguese soldiers who married Siamese (Thai) women. There are about 300,000 Catholics in Thailand in about 430 Catholic parishes and about 660 Catholic priests in Thailand. Thais are tolerant of other religions and although Thailand is officially Buddhist, Catholics are allowed to freely practice and people who convert to Catholicism are not discriminated against.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 FEBRUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A holy water font in Santa Cruz Catholic Church in the Kudeejeen neighborhood in Bangkok. Santa Cruz church was established in 1770  and is one of the oldest and most historic Catholic churches in Thailand. The church was originally built by Portuguese soldiers allied with King Taksin the Great. Taksin authorized the church as a thanks to the Portuguese who assisted the Siamese during the war with Burma. Most of the Catholics in the neighborhood trace their family roots to the original Portuguese soldiers who married Siamese (Thai) women. There are about 300,000 Catholics in Thailand in about 430 Catholic parishes and about 660 Catholic priests in Thailand. Thais are tolerant of other religions and although Thailand is officially Buddhist, Catholics are allowed to freely practice and people who convert to Catholicism are not discriminated against.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 SEPTEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Santa Cruz Church, as seen from the Bangkok Flower Market. It is one of the many old Catholic churches in Bangkok. The church was built in 1770 during the reign of King Taksin (1867 – 1782). The church of the Holy Cross is a legacy of Portuguese-Siamese relations that date back to the 16th century. The reddish dome of the old Catholic church is a prominent landmark on the Chao Phraya River. The Bangkok Flower Market (Pak Klong Talad) is the biggest wholesale and retail fresh flower market in Bangkok. The market is busiest between 3:30AM and 6AM. Thais grow and use a lot of flowers. Some, like marigolds and lotus, are used for religious purposes. Others are purely ornamental.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 NOVEMBER 2017 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A man uses his cellphone while he relaxes in the outdoor sleeping space at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Yangon. About 1,500 people are camping at the church before the papal mass at Kyaikkasan Sports Ground, about three kilometers from the church.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 NOVEMBER 2017 - YANGON, MYANMAR: People from Kachin state in northern Myanmar going to the papal mass Wednesday are sleeping in a parish hall at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Yangon. About 1,500 people are camping at the church before the papal mass at Kyaikkasan Sports Ground, about three kilometers from the church.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 NOVEMBER 2017 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A man whose family said was going to the papal mass Wednesday sleeps in a parish hall at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Yangon. About 1,500 people are camping at the church before the papal mass at Kyaikkasan Sports Ground, about three kilometers from the church.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 NOVEMBER 2017 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A nun talks to a group of women at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Yangon. They are all going to the papal mass Wednesday. About 1,500 people are camping at the church before the papal mass at Kyaikkasan Sports Ground, about three kilometers from the church.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 NOVEMBER 2017 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A nun talks to a group of women at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Yangon. They are all going to the papal mass Wednesday. About 1,500 people are camping at the church before the papal mass at Kyaikkasan Sports Ground, about three kilometers from the church.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 NOVEMBER 2017 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A woman from upcountry Myanmar who said she is going to the papal mass Wednesday, reads her hymnal in the sanctuary at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Yangon. About 1,500 people are camping at the church before the papal mass at Kyaikkasan Sports Ground, about three kilometers from the church.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 NOVEMBER 2017 - YANGON, MYANMAR: The parish priest marries an elderly Burmese couple  in a chapel at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Yangon. About 1,500 people are camping at the church before the papal mass at Kyaikkasan Sports Ground, about three kilometers from the church.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 JULY 2017 - SINGAPORE: Interior of Saint Andrew's Cathedral, an Anglican cathedral in Singapore. It is the country's largest cathedral. It's the Cathedral church of the Anglican Diocese of Singapore and the mother church of her 27 parishes and more than 55 congregations. A church existed on the site since 1836, the current church however was built in 1856–1861.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: The Jaisamarn Full Gospel Church on Sukhumvit Soi 6. Jaisamarn Full Gospel Church was founded in 1972 by a group of " The Church of Siam " and " The God Called Church "      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 NOVEMBER 2017 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A woman walks through an outdoor sleeping space at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Yangon. About 1,500 people are camping at the church before the papal mass at Kyaikkasan Sports Ground, about three kilometers from the church.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 NOVEMBER 2017 - YANGON, MYANMAR: The outdoor sleeping area at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Yangon. About 1,500 people are camping at the church before the papal mass at Kyaikkasan Sports Ground, about three kilometers from the church.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 NOVEMBER 2017 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A teenager going to the papal mass Wednesday plays guitar while relaxing with friends at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Yangon. About 1,500 people are camping at the church before the papal mass at Kyaikkasan Sports Ground, about three kilometers from the church.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 NOVEMBER 2017 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A woman from Kachin state in northern Myanmar who said she is going to the papal mass Wednesday walks out of the Kachine sleeping area in a parish hall at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Yangon. About 1,500 people are camping at the church before the papal mass at Kyaikkasan Sports Ground, about three kilometers from the church.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 NOVEMBER 2017 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A man whose family said was going to the papal mass Wednesday sleeps in a parish hall at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Yangon. About 1,500 people are camping at the church before the papal mass at Kyaikkasan Sports Ground, about three kilometers from the church.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 NOVEMBER 2017 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A man sleeping in the sanctuary at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Yangon shakes out his longyi (traditional Burmese sarong) after he woke up Tuesday morning. He said he is going to the papal mass Wednesday. About 1,500 people are camping at the church before the papal mass at Kyaikkasan Sports Ground, about three kilometers from the church.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 NOVEMBER 2017 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A nun talks to a group of women at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Yangon. They are all going to the papal mass Wednesday. About 1,500 people are camping at the church before the papal mass at Kyaikkasan Sports Ground, about three kilometers from the church.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 NOVEMBER 2017 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A woman from upcountry Myanmar who said she is going to the papal mass Wednesday, checks her smart phone in the sanctuary at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Yangon. About 1,500 people are camping at the church before the papal mass at Kyaikkasan Sports Ground, about three kilometers from the church.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 NOVEMBER 2017 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A woman from upcountry Myanmar who said she is going to the papal mass Wednesday, checks her smart phone in the sanctuary at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Yangon. About 1,500 people are camping at the church before the papal mass at Kyaikkasan Sports Ground, about three kilometers from the church.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 NOVEMBER 2017 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A woman from upcountry Myanmar who said she is going to the papal mass Wednesday, reads her hymnal in the sanctuary at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Yangon. About 1,500 people are camping at the church before the papal mass at Kyaikkasan Sports Ground, about three kilometers from the church.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 NOVEMBER 2017 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A woman from upcountry Myanmar who said she is going to the papal mass Wednesday, reads her hymnal in the sanctuary at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Yangon. About 1,500 people are camping at the church before the papal mass at Kyaikkasan Sports Ground, about three kilometers from the church.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 NOVEMBER 2017 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A woman prays in a chapel at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Yangon. About 1,500 people are camping at the church before the papal mass at Kyaikkasan Sports Ground, about three kilometers from the church.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 NOVEMBER 2017 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A woman prays in a chapel at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Yangon. About 1,500 people are camping at the church before the papal mass at Kyaikkasan Sports Ground, about three kilometers from the church.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 NOVEMBER 2017 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A woman prays in a chapel at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Yangon. About 1,500 people are camping at the church before the papal mass at Kyaikkasan Sports Ground, about three kilometers from the church.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 NOVEMBER 2017 - YANGON, MYANMAR: The parish priest marries an elderly Burmese couple  in a chapel at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Yangon. About 1,500 people are camping at the church before the papal mass at Kyaikkasan Sports Ground, about three kilometers from the church.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 SEPTEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Santa Cruz Church, one of the oldest Catholic churches in Bangkok, was built in 1770 during the reign of King Taksin (1867 – 1782). This Church of the Holy Cross is a legacy of Portuguese-Siamese relations that date back to the 16th century.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 OCTOBER 2015 - YANGON, MYANMAR:  The spire for St. John's Catholic Church, a colonial era Catholic church, rises over Yangon. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 OCTOBER 2015 - YANGON, MYANMAR:  The spire for St. John's Catholic Church, a colonial era Catholic church, is nestled in residential community in Yangon. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thais sit at the back of the church during Christmas services at Holy Redeemer Church in Bangkok. Thailand is predominantly Buddhist but Christmas is widely celebrated throughout the country. Buddhists mark the day with secular gift giving but there are about 300,000 Catholics in Thailand who celebrate religious Christmas. Catholics first came to Thailand (then Siam) in 1567 as chaplain for Portuguese mercenaries in the employ of the Siamese monarchy. There has been a continuous Catholic presence in Thailand since then.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thais sit at the back of the church during Christmas services at Holy Redeemer Church in Bangkok. Thailand is predominantly Buddhist but Christmas is widely celebrated throughout the country. Buddhists mark the day with secular gift giving but there are about 300,000 Catholics in Thailand who celebrate religious Christmas. Catholics first came to Thailand (then Siam) in 1567 as chaplain for Portuguese mercenaries in the employ of the Siamese monarchy. There has been a continuous Catholic presence in Thailand since then.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Santa Claus gets ready to deliver candy in the church during Christmas services at Holy Redeemer Church in Bangkok. Thailand is predominantly Buddhist but Christmas is widely celebrated throughout the country. Buddhists mark the day with secular gift giving but there are about 300,000 Catholics in Thailand who celebrate religious Christmas. Catholics first came to Thailand (then Siam) in 1567 as chaplain for Portuguese mercenaries in the employ of the Siamese monarchy. There has been a continuous Catholic presence in Thailand since then.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Santa Claus gets ready to deliver candy in the church during Christmas services at Holy Redeemer Church in Bangkok. Thailand is predominantly Buddhist but Christmas is widely celebrated throughout the country. Buddhists mark the day with secular gift giving but there are about 300,000 Catholics in Thailand who celebrate religious Christmas. Catholics first came to Thailand (then Siam) in 1567 as chaplain for Portuguese mercenaries in the employ of the Siamese monarchy. There has been a continuous Catholic presence in Thailand since then.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People pray outside the church during Christmas services at Holy Redeemer Church in Bangkok. Thailand is predominantly Buddhist but Christmas is widely celebrated throughout the country. Buddhists mark the day with secular gift giving but there are about 300,000 Catholics in Thailand who celebrate religious Christmas. Catholics first came to Thailand (then Siam) in 1567 as chaplain for Portuguese mercenaries in the employ of the Siamese monarchy. There has been a continuous Catholic presence in Thailand since then.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People pray outside the church during Christmas services at Holy Redeemer Church in Bangkok. Thailand is predominantly Buddhist but Christmas is widely celebrated throughout the country. Buddhists mark the day with secular gift giving but there are about 300,000 Catholics in Thailand who celebrate religious Christmas. Catholics first came to Thailand (then Siam) in 1567 as chaplain for Portuguese mercenaries in the employ of the Siamese monarchy. There has been a continuous Catholic presence in Thailand since then.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People pray outside the church during Christmas services at Holy Redeemer Church in Bangkok. Thailand is predominantly Buddhist but Christmas is widely celebrated throughout the country. Buddhists mark the day with secular gift giving but there are about 300,000 Catholics in Thailand who celebrate religious Christmas. Catholics first came to Thailand (then Siam) in 1567 as chaplain for Portuguese mercenaries in the employ of the Siamese monarchy. There has been a continuous Catholic presence in Thailand since then.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman prays in the breezeway outside the church during Christmas services at Holy Redeemer Church in Bangkok. Thailand is predominantly Buddhist but Christmas is widely celebrated throughout the country. Buddhists mark the day with secular gift giving but there are about 300,000 Catholics in Thailand who celebrate religious Christmas. Catholics first came to Thailand (then Siam) in 1567 as chaplain for Portuguese mercenaries in the employ of the Siamese monarchy. There has been a continuous Catholic presence in Thailand since then.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman prays in the breezeway outside the church during Christmas services at Holy Redeemer Church in Bangkok. Thailand is predominantly Buddhist but Christmas is widely celebrated throughout the country. Buddhists mark the day with secular gift giving but there are about 300,000 Catholics in Thailand who celebrate religious Christmas. Catholics first came to Thailand (then Siam) in 1567 as chaplain for Portuguese mercenaries in the employ of the Siamese monarchy. There has been a continuous Catholic presence in Thailand since then.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman sits in the breezeway outside the church during Christmas services at Holy Redeemer Church in Bangkok. Thailand is predominantly Buddhist but Christmas is widely celebrated throughout the country. Buddhists mark the day with secular gift giving but there are about 300,000 Catholics in Thailand who celebrate religious Christmas. Catholics first came to Thailand (then Siam) in 1567 as chaplain for Portuguese mercenaries in the employ of the Siamese monarchy. There has been a continuous Catholic presence in Thailand since then.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: A woman comforts her baby during mass at Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi, about 90 minutes north of Yangon. A portrait of Pope Francis hangs over the entrance of the church. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 APRIL 2017 - MINNEAPOLIS, MN: A grotto dedicated to the Virgin of Guadalupe at Incarnation Catholic Church (also called  Sagrado Corazon de Jesus). The church was built in 1919 and now serves a community of Latin American immigrants.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 APRIL 2017 - MINNEAPOLIS, MN: A grotto dedicated to the Virgin of Guadalupe at Incarnation Catholic Church (also called  Sagrado Corazon de Jesus). The church was built in 1919 and now serves a community of Latin American immigrants.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 APRIL 2017 - MINNEAPOLIS, MN: A grotto dedicated to the Virgin of Guadalupe at Incarnation Catholic Church (also called  Sagrado Corazon de Jesus). The church was built in 1919 and now serves a community of Latin American immigrants.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 APRIL 2017 - MINNEAPOLIS, MN: A grotto dedicated to the Virgin of Guadalupe at Incarnation Catholic Church (also called  Sagrado Corazon de Jesus). The church was built in 1919 and now serves a community of Latin American immigrants.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 AUGUST 2013 - MACAU: St. Dominic’s Catholic Church in Macau. The church was established by Spanish friars from Mexico in the 1600s. Catholicism is well entrenched in Macau because of the city’s colonial history with Portugal. Macau, also spelled Macao, is one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China (PRC), the other being Hong Kong. Macau lies on the western side of the Pearl River Delta across from Hong Kong to the east, bordered by Guangdong province to the north and facing the South China Sea to the east and south. The territory's economy is heavily dependent on gambling and tourism, but also includes manufacturing.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 APRIL 2012 - HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM:  Looking out the gate of Cha Tam Catholic Church in Cholon. The church is best known as the last hiding placing of Vietnamese Catholic dictator and US ally, President Ngo Dinh Diem, before he was assassinated in November 1963. Cholon is the Chinese-influenced section of Ho Chi Minh City (former Saigon). It is the largest "Chinatown" in Vietnam. Cholon consists of the western half of District 5 as well as several adjoining neighborhoods in District 6. The Vietnamese name Cholon literally means "big" (lon) "market" (cho). Incorporated in 1879 as a city 11 km from central Saigon. By the 1930s, it had expanded to the city limit of Saigon. On April 27, 1931, French colonial authorities merged the two cities to form Saigon-Cholon. In 1956, "Cholon" was dropped from the name and the city became known as Saigon. During the Vietnam War (called the American War by the Vietnamese), soldiers and deserters from the United States Army maintained a thriving black market in Cholon, trading in various American and especially U.S Army-issue items.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 APRIL 2012 - HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM:  Cha Tam Catholic Church in Cholon. The church is best known as the last hiding placing of Vietnamese Catholic dictator and US ally, President Ngo Dinh Diem, before he was assassinated in November 1963. Cholon is the Chinese-influenced section of Ho Chi Minh City (former Saigon). It is the largest "Chinatown" in Vietnam. Cholon consists of the western half of District 5 as well as several adjoining neighborhoods in District 6. The Vietnamese name Cholon literally means "big" (lon) "market" (cho). Incorporated in 1879 as a city 11 km from central Saigon. By the 1930s, it had expanded to the city limit of Saigon. On April 27, 1931, French colonial authorities merged the two cities to form Saigon-Cholon. In 1956, "Cholon" was dropped from the name and the city became known as Saigon. During the Vietnam War (called the American War by the Vietnamese), soldiers and deserters from the United States Army maintained a thriving black market in Cholon, trading in various American and especially U.S Army-issue items.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 JULY 2002 - TRINIDAD, SANCTI SPIRITUS, CUBA: People go past Santa Ana Church a closed church in Plaza Santa Ana in the colonial city of Trinidad, province of Sancti Spiritus, Cuba, July 23, 2002. Trinidad is one of the oldest cities in Cuba and was founded in 1514. .PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 MARCH 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A man wearing a surgical mask prays by himself in the vestibule of a Catholic church in Des Moines. The Des Moines diocese announced that Catholics in Des Moines were "relieved of the Sunday Mass obligation" because of fears over the Coronavirus. Most churches in the Des Moines area canceled their Sunday services or switched to an online service this week. Those churches that conducted Sunday services imposed "social distancing" guidelines, including no physical contact, and had significantly lower attendance. The Governor of Iowa announced Saturday night that the Coronavirus in Iowa had entered the "community spread" phase when a person in Dallas County, in the Des Moines metropolitan area, tested positive for Coronavirus. This is the first reported case in the Des Moines area. As of Sunday morning, Iowa was reporting 18 people tested positive for Coronavirus.            PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 MARCH 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A woman sits by herself during Sunday services in St. John's Lutheran Church in Des Moines. Attendance at St. John's was about ⅔ below normal for a Lenten Sunday. Most churches in the Des Moines area canceled their Sunday services or switched to an online service this week. Those churches that conducted Sunday services imposed "social distancing" guidelines, including no physical contact, and had significantly lower attendance. The Governor of Iowa announced Saturday night that the Coronavirus in Iowa had entered the "community spread" phase when a person in Dallas County, in the Des Moines metropolitan area, tested positive for Coronavirus. This is the first reported case in the Des Moines area. As of Sunday morning, Iowa was reporting 18 people tested positive for Coronavirus.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 MARCH 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A man wearing a surgical mask prays by himself in the vestibule of a Catholic church in Des Moines. The Des Moines diocese announced that Catholics in Des Moines were "relieved of the Sunday Mass obligation" because of fears over the Coronavirus. Most churches in the Des Moines area canceled their Sunday services or switched to an online service this week. Those churches that conducted Sunday services imposed "social distancing" guidelines, including no physical contact, and had significantly lower attendance. The Governor of Iowa announced Saturday night that the Coronavirus in Iowa had entered the "community spread" phase when a person in Dallas County, in the Des Moines metropolitan area, tested positive for Coronavirus. This is the first reported case in the Des Moines area. As of Sunday morning, Iowa was reporting 18 people tested positive for Coronavirus.            PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 MARCH 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A man wearing a surgical mask prays by himself in the vestibule of a Catholic church in Des Moines. The Des Moines diocese announced that Catholics in Des Moines were "relieved of the Sunday Mass obligation" because of fears over the Coronavirus. Most churches in the Des Moines area canceled their Sunday services or switched to an online service this week. Those churches that conducted Sunday services imposed "social distancing" guidelines, including no physical contact, and had significantly lower attendance. The Governor of Iowa announced Saturday night that the Coronavirus in Iowa had entered the "community spread" phase when a person in Dallas County, in the Des Moines metropolitan area, tested positive for Coronavirus. This is the first reported case in the Des Moines area. As of Sunday morning, Iowa was reporting 18 people tested positive for Coronavirus.            PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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