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People walk past St. Therese Church in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, France, near Rouen July 27, a day after a French priest was killed with a knife during Mass (CNS photo/Pascal Rossignol, Reuters).
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Pope on plane to World Youth Day: “The world is at war; it has lost peace,” but “it is not a war of religions.”
Gerard O’Connell
For some time now the pope has spoken of a world war “that is taking place in pieces.”
Relics of Sts. Faustina Kowalska and John Paul II are carried into the opening Mass for World Youth Day in Krakow, Poland, July 26. (CNS photo/Jaclyn Lippelmann, Catholic Standard)
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Pope Francis to join more than 2 million at World Youth Day in Krakow
Gerard O’Connell
The presence of John Paul II, who began the youth festivals in 1984, is still strong in this Polish city.
World Youth Day pilgrims gather on Krakow's main square in Poland July 26. (CNS photo/Jaclyn Lippelmann, Catholic Standard)
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Pope Francis sets out for World Youth Day: what to expect in Poland
Gerard O’Connell
The pope's 15th foreign journey begins under extraordinarily tight security.
Sister Simone Campbell and the Nuns on the Bus were in Washington, D.C., last September for the visit of Pope Francis. (CNS photo/Lisa Johnston, St. Louis Review)
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Nuns on the Bus remind the national conventions about the needs of the poor
Judith Valente
The sisters represent "Pope Francis" voters on a tour through 13 states.
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Pope Francis condemns attacks and killing of French parish priest.
Gerard O’Connell
The attack killed a French priest and took four people hostage—two nuns and two lay faithful.
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On World Youth Day, Pope Francis will encounter a changing Polish church.
Gerard O’Connell
What has changed in Poland since the time of John Paul II's death?
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