Francis greeted an interfaith group of Iraqis in St. Peter’s Square and issued a special appeal for peace in Iraq at the end of his general audience.
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Working on Trump’s wall is ‘treason’ and ‘immoral,’ Archdiocese of Mexico says
Mexican companies expressing interest in working on a border wall in the United States are betraying their country, said The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mexico.
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New hospital in Haiti brings hope for rural population
The new hospital opened in a remote section of southern Haiti where residents once had to travel for hours on rutted roads to reach a relatively well equipped medical center.
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What’s at stake in the Dutch election?
The election is seen as a test of far-right populism ahead of national elections in far bigger European nations, France and Germany.
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No, Pope Francis did not change the Ten Commandments
Francis never made the purported comments and has not changed or added to the Ten Commandments.
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Celebration, sorrow mingle after death of Fidel Castro
Within half an hour of the Cuban government’s announcement Saturday of the death of the 90-year-old revolutionary leader, cheers were heard in Miami’s Little Havana.
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Attacks on a Christian neighborhood in Pakistan killed 12 and wounded 54 others.
Christians are a tiny minority in this majority Muslim nation.
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Are France’s burkini bans actually making religion tensions worse?
There are growing concerns in France about police forcing Muslim women to disrobe.
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Outspoken clergy abuse advocate found hanged at home
“It takes a great deal of courage to step forward, and even more courage to go public and give your identity instead of a pseudonym. Brian overcame that because he felt so strongly about the sexual abuse of children.”
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Elie Wiesel, Holocaust Survivor and Author, Dead at 87
Wiesel’s death was announced Saturday by Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial.