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"Priests, Bishops, Popes": Pope Francis celebrates the canonization Mass for Sts. John XXIII and John Paul II in St. Peter’s square on April 27.
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Canonizing two recent popes in the presence of his immediate predecessor, Pope Francis praised the new saints, John XXIII and John Paul II, as men of courage and mercy who responded to challenges of their time by modernizing the Catholic Church in fidelity to its ancient traditions. “They were
Pro-Russia protesters scuffle with the police at the regional government building in Donetsk.
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Pro-Russian protesters stormed government buildings in eastern Ukrainian cities.
Opposition supporters in Venezuela hold a placard calling for peace as they take part in a rally against President Nicolas Maduro's government in Caracas April 10.
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Pope Francis urging a peaceful, negotiated solution to the ongoing political crisis.
Prayers in Pennsylvania
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An ecumenical prayer service called for healing on April 9 at Mother of Sorrows Catholic Church in Murrysville, Pa., after a 16-year-old student rampaged in the hallways of Franklin Regional High School near Pittsburgh, wounding 22. • Along with other leaders and organizations that defend the r
Traffick Cops: Pope francis arrives for the final session.
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When the pope was Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, he dragged the hidden problem of human slavery into broad daylight, annually celebrating open-air Masses in the city’s Constitution Square for and with victims of human trafficking. Now, as leader of the universal church, Pope F
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Kevin Clarke
State visits are usually occasions of pomp and circumstance signifying little. That was not true, however, of the recent formal introduction of President Michael Higgins of Ireland to Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. During the president’s historic four-day visit, from April 8 to 12,