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Thursday, 11 March 2010 04:23 PM EST
One of oldest and largest Catholic bookstores in Southern California has re-opened in a new location, doubling its size. Previously located in Huntington Beach, Catholic Books & Gifts in Fountain Valley will have its grand re-opening March 19-20.

At its previous location, the store provided Orange, Los Angeles and Riverside counties with faith-based products, including Bibles, rosaries, devotionals and other Catholic sacramentals for more than 16 years.

To keep up with increased business after expanding to the Internet, the family-owned business operated by Tom and Joanne Peters--who have owned the 950-square-foot original storefront since 1994--moved to a 2,000-square-foot site, located less than two miles away.

"People pray more when times are hard," said Joanne, attributing the recent boom in business to the economic recession. The store's Web site offers free shipping.

 

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