A modern painting over the church doors depicted Saint Francis holding a skull, with angels to the left of him and bombs to his right, along with the words "Paz para Vieques" (Peace for Vieques). This is a reference to the U.S. military using the island of Vieques (a small island 8 miles east of the Puerto Rican mainland) as a bombing range and test site. Protests after the accidental killing of a civilian by a jet bomb in 1999 led to the eventual withdrawal of the U.S. Navy in 2003.

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Craig and Steph

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Saturday 18 May 2019

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Thursday 23 May 2019

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