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A policeman stands guard outside the Bataclan music hall in Paris Nov. 16. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for a Nov. 13 attack on the hall.

Canadian theologian visiting Paris was minutes away from the bloodshed

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MONTREAL - When Daniel Laliberte planned his Paris getaway with his wife, he had no clue he would end up being only meters away from the biggest terrorist attack Europe has known in the past decade.

Armed police officers go on foot patrol around Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris Nov. 14. Dozens of people were killed in a series of attacks in Paris Nov. 13.

Nothing can justify terrorist attacks, Pope says

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VATICAN CITY - "This is not human," Pope Francis said after a night of terror in Paris left more than 120 people dead and more than 200 people injured.

‘An attack on peace,’ Vatican says

‘An attack on peace,’ Vatican says

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VATICAN CITY - Here is a translation of a statement issued by the director of the Holy See press office, Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, shortly after the terror attacks in Paris Nov. 13.

Ukrainian Catholic Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk of Kiev-Halych, leader of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, speaks at the National Press Club in Washington Nov. 9. The archbishop along with other Ukrainian Catholic and Orthodox leaders made an appeal to President Obama to airlift crucial humanitarian supplies to the Ukraine for this winter season.

Faith leaders ask U.S. to help meet growing needs of Ukraine's people

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WASHINGTON - "Time is of the essence" to get humanitarian aid to the people of Ukraine as winter sets in, a group of Ukrainian religious leaders said in a Nov. 9 appeal to U.S. President Barack Obama.

A small group of activists gather Nov. 6 outside the White House in Washington to celebrate the Obama administration's rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline. U.S. President Barack Obama may have denied the permit for construction of the pipeline to carry tar sands oil from Alberta in western Canada to U.S. Gulf Coast refineries, but some aren't sure the $8-billion project is dead yet.

Some believe Keystone pipeline not dead yet

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WASHINGTON - U.S. President Barack Obama may have denied the permit for construction of the Keystone XL pipeline to carry oil from Alberta to U.S. Gulf Coast refineries, but Nebraskans Susan and Jim Dunavan aren't so sure the $8-billion project is dead yet.

A Mexican soldier stands guard outside of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, as soldiers burn tons of drugs in 2010. Pope Francis is exploring the possibility of visiting the previously problematic border city of Ciudad Juarez, where a battle between drug cartels during the last decade cost more than 10,000 lives in a four-year period.

Mexican foreign minister confirms Pope to visit capital, three states

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MEXICO CITY - Mexican Foreign Minister Claudia Ruiz Massieu has confirmed that Pope Francis will visit the capital, Mexico City, along with the states of Chihuahua and Chiapas -- on the northern and southern borders respectively -- and Michoacan in western Mexico.

Kenya's bishops urge country to embrace peace, co-existence as Pope's visit nears

Kenya's bishops urge country to embrace peace, co-existence as Pope's visit nears

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NAIROBI, Kenya - The Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops called on Kenyans to prepare for Pope Francis' first visit to Africa at the end of November by embracing peace and co-existence and with prayer.

Peacekeeping troops escort a humanitarian aid convoy in mid-February in Bangui, Central African Republic. A Comboni missionary in the country, recounting the violence taking place around his parish in the capital, expressed hope that Pope Francis' planned visit would open people's hearts to God's love and "renew the face of this beautiful country drenched in blood."

Central African Republic: Comboni hopes Pope visit will stop violence

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VATICAN CITY - A Comboni missionary in the Central Africa Republic, recounting the violence taking place around his parish in the capital, expressed hope that Pope Francis' planned visit would open people's hearts to God's love and "renew the face of this beautiful country drenched in blood."

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Pope Francis ‘prepared to battle’ on Vatican reform, senior cardinal says

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NEW YORK - Despite intense opposition from some conservatives and new revelations of financial scandals in the Vatican, Pope Francis is at peace with the reformist course he has set for the Catholic Church, according to a cardinal who is a leading advisor to the pontiff.

"We cannot love God when we do not appreciate or care for what God has made," says Ghanaian Cardinal Peter Turkson, president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace. The cardinal, pictured in a 2015 file photo, made the comments in an Oct. 31 interview with the Catholic Times, newspaper of the Diocese of Columbus, Ohio.

Turkson hopes Laudato Si' will have impact on Paris climate conference

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COLUMBUS, Ohio - Cardinal Peter Turkson, the lead consultant on the papal encyclical on the environment, is hoping the document would have a significant impact on the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference in Paris.

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Pope Francis expected to visit U.S.-Mexico border in February

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NEW YORK - A Honduran cardinal who is a top advisor to Pope Francis said he expects the pontiff to travel to Mexico’s border with the United States when he visits that country in February.

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