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Pope Francis gestures as he speaks June 9 during the inauguration of the new Vatican office of the Scholas Occurrentes Foundation, which promotes the interface of education, art and sport to create a "culture of encounter for peace." (CNS photo/L'Osservatore Romano)
FaithNews
Cindy Wooden - Catholic News Service
"Whoever was opposed to Bishop Okpaleke taking possession of the diocese wants to destroy the church. This is forbidden," the pope said.
Pope Francis kisses a child during a visit to give an Easter blessing to homes in a public housing complex in Ostia, a Rome suburb on the Mediterranean Sea, on May 19. (CNS photo/L'Osservatore Romano)
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Cindy Wooden - Catholic News Service
Christians and Muslims, believers in one God, have an obligation to safeguard the world God created, said the Vatican's annual message to Muslims for the end of Ramadan.
Pope Francis delivers the homily as he celebrates Mass on May 27 during his pastoral visit in Genoa, Italy. (CNS photo/Georgio Perottino Garofalo, Reuters)
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Cindy Wooden - Catholic News Service
With the civil war worsening and famine spreading, Pope Francis already in March had expressed doubts about the possibility of making the trip.
Pope Francis speaks to workers at the ILVA steel plant during his on May 27 pastoral visit in Genoa, Italy. (CNS photo/Giorgio Perottino, Reuters)
FaithNews
Cindy Wooden - Catholic News Service

Condemning an economy that encourages speculation more than entrepreneurship, warning priests and religious that they share responsibility for the vocations crisis and telling young people they are right to be puzzled by nations that close their doors to people fleeing persecution, Pope Francis spent a busy day in Genoa.

Pope Francis celebrates Mass on May 27 during his pastoral visit in Genoa, Italy. (CNS photo/Georgio Perottino Garofalo, Reuters) 
FaithNews
Cindy Wooden - Catholic News Service
While some Pentecostals in some parts of the world, especially in Latin America, have a reputation for trying to convince Catholics to leave the church, the reality of the Catholic-Pentecostal relationship is much more varied.
Pope Francis meets Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a private audience at the Vatican on May 29. (CNS photo/Ettore Ferrari, Reuters pool)
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Cindy Wooden - Catholic News Service
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he asked Pope Francis to help Canadians "move forward on a real reconciliation" with the country's indigenous people.
Pope Francis greets a resident as he arrives to give an Easter blessing to a home in a public housing complex in Ostia, a Rome suburb on the Mediterranean Sea, on May 19. (CNS photo/L'Osservatore Romano)
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Cindy Wooden - Catholic News Service
"It was a great surprise today when, instead of the pastor, the one ringing the door bells was Pope Francis."
A statue of Mary is seen outside St. James Church in Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina, in this Feb. 26, 2011, file photo. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
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Cindy Wooden - Catholic News Service
"The commission held as credible the first apparitions," he said. "Afterward, things became a little more complicated."
The sun sets behind a statue of Mary on Apparition Hill in Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina, in this 2011 file photo. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
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Cindy Wooden - Catholic News Service
The commission established to study the alleged apparitions of Mary at Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina, reportedly voted overwhelmingly to recognize as supernatural the first seven appearances of Mary in 1981.
Indian Salesian Father Tom Uzhunnalil, who was kidnapped in Yemen more than a year ago, is seen in a screen grab from a YouTube video. (CNS)
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Cindy Wooden - Catholic News Service
Father Uzhunnalil was kidnapped in Aden on March 4, 2016, in an attack in which four Missionaries of Charity and at least 12 others were killed at a home for the aged.