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50 years ago, thousands flocked to see Jesus in Shamokin veil. It has a new home in Bethlehem

One Wednesday night in April 1977, just after an Easter week prayer service, a 9-year-old girl named Iris Reigle told her grandmother she could see the face of Jesus in the folds and shadows of the veil.

The “Shamokin Veil” on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026, at the...

The “Shamokin Veil” on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026, at the Cathedral Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. (David Garrett/Special to The Morning Call)

Youth preacher Scot Dressler shares the story of the “Shamokin...

Youth preacher Scot Dressler shares the story of the “Shamokin Veil” during the homily Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026, at the Cathedral Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. (David Garrett/Special to The Morning Call)

Parishioners participate in the “Shamokin Veil” installation service Saturday, Sept....

Parishioners participate in the “Shamokin Veil” installation service Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026, at the Cathedral Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. (David Garrett/Special to The Morning Call)

The “Shamokin Veil” on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026, at the...

The “Shamokin Veil” on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026, at the Cathedral Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. (David Garrett/Special to The Morning Call)

Parishioners participate in the “Shamokin Veil” installation service Saturday, Sept....

Parishioners participate in the “Shamokin Veil” installation service Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026, at the Cathedral Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. (David Garrett/Special to The Morning Call)

Youth preacher Scot Dressler shares the story of the “Shamokin...

Youth preacher Scot Dressler shares the story of the “Shamokin Veil” during the homily at the Cathedral Church of the Nativity on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026, in Bethlehem. (David Garrett/Special to The Morning Call)

Mannoris Badell of Allentown, Juan Ventura and Edgar Smith of...

Mannoris Badell of Allentown, Juan Ventura and Edgar Smith of the Dominican Republic and Kelly Cannon of Venezuela carry the “Shamokin Veil” around the Cathedral Church of the Nativity on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026, in Bethlehem. (David Garrett/Special to The Morning Call)

Parishioners participate in the Installation of the “Shamokin Veil” service...

Parishioners participate in the Installation of the “Shamokin Veil” service at the Cathedral Church of the Nativity on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026, in Bethlehem. (David Garrett/Special to The Morning Call)

Mannoris Badell of Allentown, Juan Ventura and Edgar Smith of...

Mannoris Badell of Allentown, Juan Ventura and Edgar Smith of the Dominican Republic and Kelly Cannon of Venezuela carry the “Shamokin Veil” around the Cathedral Church of the Nativity on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026, in Bethlehem. (David Garrett/Special to The Morning Call)

Mannoris Badell of Allentown, Juan Ventura and Edgar Smith of...

Mannoris Badell of Allentown, Juan Ventura and Edgar Smith of the Dominican Republic and Kelly Cannon of Venezuela carry the “Shamokin Veil” around the Cathedral Church of the Nativity on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026, in Bethlehem. (David Garrett/Special to The Morning Call)

Mannoris Badell of Allentown, Juan Ventura and Edgar Smith of...

Mannoris Badell of Allentown, Juan Ventura and Edgar Smith of the Dominican Republic and Kelly Cannon of Venezuela carry the “Shamokin Veil” around the Cathedral Church of the Nativity on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026, in Bethlehem. (David Garrett/Special to The Morning Call)

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The “Shamokin Veil” on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026, at the Cathedral Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. (David Garrett/Special to The Morning Call)

Gov. Josh Shapiro and Chobani founder and CEO Hamdi Ulukaya answer questions Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, at Crystal Spring Farm in North Whitehall Township during an announcement that the yogurt maker will take over Keurig Dr Pepper’s 1.5 million-square-foot facility in Upper Macungie Township, and begin production next year. The company is investing $1.2 billion to establish its first dairy product operation in Pennsylvania, which will create 900 jobs. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Chobani’s Lehigh Valley plans are a ‘huge’ win for Pa. farmers, could reverse decades of declines

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Lehigh Valley food safety report: Insect activity in kitchen and food prep areas; animal products ‘adulterated with fecal matter’

Tight end Dallas Goedert (88) of the Philadelphia Eagles celebrates a fourth-quarter touchdown against the Washington Commanders at Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026. (Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)

5 things learned from the Eagles’ gritty win over Washington

The former Berks County Youth Detention Center has been on a fast track to reopen and house court-committed youths from Berks, Delaware, Dauphin, Lackawanna and Lehigh counties. (BILL UHRICH – READING EAGLE)

Lehigh County finalizes youth detention center agreement, clearing key hurdle for regional plan

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Lehigh Valley shopping center sold for $12.2 million
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50 years ago, thousands flocked to see Jesus in Shamokin veil. It has a new home in Bethlehem
50 years ago, thousands flocked to see Jesus in Shamokin veil. It has a new home in Bethlehem
Retail Watch: Mother-son bakery to expand menu with new location in the Lehigh Valley
Retail Watch: Mother-son bakery to expand menu with new location in the Lehigh Valley
Lehigh Valley Phantoms employee arrested for possessing child pornography, police say
Lehigh Valley Phantoms employee arrested for possessing child pornography, police say
Lehigh Valley football: 5 things we learned from Week 3 in Colonial League
Lehigh Valley football: 5 things we learned from Week 3 in Colonial League
Lady Gaga, Michael Polansky welcome first child together
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Lehigh County finalizes youth detention center agreement, clearing key hurdle for regional plan
Lehigh County finalizes youth detention center agreement, clearing key hurdle for regional plan

Sports

Jalen Hurts (1) of the Philadelphia Eagles hands the ball off to Saquon Barkley (26) during training camp at Jefferson Health Training Complex on July 30, 2026, in Philadelphia. (Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)

Eagles bring feel of a contender into opener vs. Commanders

The Eagles face a revamped Washington Commanders team to start the season.

Patriot League football: Lehigh’s home opener is a big success; Mountain Hawks whip William and Mary 44-20
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Things to Do

People enjoy the 36th annual Uptown Northampton Street Fair Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025, along Main Street in Northampton. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)

Things to do this weekend in Lehigh Valley: Wine auction, street fair, slalom races and World Heritage tours

Bid on bottles of wine for charity, take in the sights and sounds of Northampton, or watch a water slalom race — all this and more is on the calendar this weekend in the Lehigh Valley.

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Data center

Signs opposing the Atlas Data Center line the roads Monday, June 8, 2026, in South Whitehall Township. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)

South Whitehall residents paint dire picture of proposed data center near Parkland High

Residents turned out by the score Wednesday to the Parkland High School auditorium to discuss the Project Atlas data center proposed on land near the school.

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Remembering 9/11 – “The Climb” event at BASD Stadium in Bethlehem | PHOTOS

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Pennsylvania News

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Lifers ask Pa. Supreme Court to open pathway for resentencing after lawmakers fail to act

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National News

A setting sun glints off empty seats in Milwaukee County Stadium, Sept. 14, 1994, as the baseball strike ends its 34th day. The stadium was the scene of a news conference earlier in the day at which Bud Selig, acting commissioner of Major League Baseball, announced the end of the season because of the strike. (AP Photo/Roberto Borea)

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Allentown

American flags line the Freedom High School lawn to remember the victims of 9/11 on Monday, Sept. 11, 2023, in Bethlehem. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

‘Surviving the mental insanity’ of tragedy while teaching: Lehigh Valley educators remember 9/11

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