Father Anthony De Conciliis: Life in the Superdome

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Published September 16, 2005 at 12:00 AM EDT

Father Anthony De Conciliis, a Catholic priest, was inaugurated president of Our Lady of Holy Cross College in New Orleans on Aug. 26, 2005. He spent two days and a night in the Superdome after the hurricane.

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