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    "author": "Angela Barbuti",
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    "dek": "A 13-year-old New Jersey boy says a vision of the Virgin Mary preceded his brain tumor shrinking within a month -- one of several holy encounters the devout altar boy says have shaped his path to the priesthood.",
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    "excerpt": "The 13-year-old says the vision preceded his brain tumor shrinking \u2014 one of several holy encounters the devout altar boy says have shaped his path to the priesthood.",
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    "title": "Exclusive | NJ teen set on priesthood had vision of Virgin Mary\u00a0before his\u00a0tumor miraculously shrank",
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