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Pope Francis ordains one of 10 new priests for the Diocese of Rome during an ordination Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on May 7. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
FaithNews
Catholic News Service
A priest who does not willingly embrace Christ's cross and who does not try to lighten the burdens of his people is not worthy of the name, Pope Francis said.
Swiss Guard recruits attend the swearing-in ceremony for 40 new recruits at the Vatican on May 6. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
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Carol Glatz - Catholic News Service
Be ready with the spiritual weapon of faith because the biggest battle facing the Swiss Guard today is fighting the devil and worldly vices, Pope Francis told the guard's members.
A scientist places liquid in a petri dish at the John Paul II Medical Research Institute in Iowa City, Iowa, in this undated photo. (CNS photo/courtesy John Paul II Medical Research Institute)
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Junno Arocho Esteves - Catholic News Service
"We should not be afraid. Fear is not from God. Rather, we should go in search of this truth," Dr. Alfio Bonanno said.
President Donald Trump shows his signed Executive Order on Promoting Free Speech and Religious Liberty during a National Day of Prayer event at the White House in Washington on May 4. (CNS photo/Jim Lo Scalzo, EPA) 
Politics & SocietyNews
Carol Zimmermann - Catholic News Service
Many religious leaders viewed President Donald Trump's executive order on religious freedom, which he signed in a White House Rose Garden ceremony on May 4, as a step in the right direction.
A muslim protester shouts slogans during a protest against Jakarta's Christian Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Friday, May 5, 2017. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
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Niniek Karmini - Associated Press
Thousands of conservative Muslims took to the streets of the Indonesian capital to call for the jailing of its minority Christian governor.
Politics & SocietyNews
Nicole Winfield - Associated Press
Oh, to be a fly on the wall.