MERCOGLIANO, Italy (RNS) — The pews of the Church of the Annunziata in Mercogliano, a town just outside of Naples, were filled with guests wearing lacquered nails, towering wigs and heavy eyelashes.

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Catholic rituals blend with Neapolitan folklore in pilgrimage for queer community The pews of the Church of the Annunziata in Mercogliano, a town just outside of Naples, were filled with guests ...