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Basilica view from the aisle of Stations of the cross leading to Our Lady's Pond

• ... that the Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health (pictured) is one of the most frequented religious sites in India, drawing nearly 2 million pilgrims annually?
• ...that Count John A. Creighton was ennobled by Pope Leo XIII in recognition of his contributions to Creighton University, the Catholic community in Omaha, and the city of Omaha in general?
• ... that English missionary Andrew White, the "Apostle of Maryland," celebrated the first Catholic mass in the original Thirteen Colonies on March 25, 1634 on St. Clement's Island?