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For carpenter and deacon, building altar for papal Mass is a work of faith

Above, at his St. Joseph's Carpentry Shop in Poolesville, Deacon Dave Cahoon builds the maple base, below, for the altar for Pope Benedict XVI's April 17 Mass at Nationals Park. The carpenter is completing the papal altar and chair designed by two Catholic University students. Below, artist and blacksmith Greg Campbell works to smooth the finish of the metal tracery for the altar that will be used for Pope Benedict's Mass.
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