The Shrine to the Holy Face of Christ tucked into Italy's Appennine mountains is starting to catch the attention of the world, particularly that of American Catholics.

"We have a lot of Italians, of course, and many Germans but now we're seeing more and more pilgrims from the U.S.," said Sister Blandina Paschalis Schloemer, a Trappist nun and daily pilgrim that lives within eye-shot of the shrine.

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