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Fire Crew Works to Save St. Rafael’s Steeple, Catholic Leaders Ponder Future

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A massive fire at Madison’s oldest Catholic church has the future of the building in question. As Shawn Johnson reports, the city’s fire department is keeping a close eye on the cathedral about a block from the state capitol building…

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