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A mineworker in Chudja, Congo, shows a small piece of gold found after water processing in this June 2009 file photo. Congo’s Catholic bishops criticized the failure of Wester governments to stop the abuse of Congo’s natural resources.

Church in Congo criticizes West for failing to stop abuse of resources

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OXFORD, England - Congo's Catholic bishops criticized the failure of Western governments to stop the abuse of the continent's natural resources and urged church groups to follow the pope's call to mobilize.

Fr. Miguel Rodriguez sets a relic on the tomb of Junipero Serra during Mass at the Carmel Mission Basilica in Carmel, Calif., Sept. 23, the day the Spanish missionary and founder of the California mission system was declared a saint by Pope Francis in Washington.

Statue of St. Junipero Serra defaced at California's Carmel Mission

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CARMEL, Calif. - Days after St. Junipero Serra was canonized by Pope Francis in Washington, a statue of the 18th-century Franciscan missionary and other property at the Carmel Mission where the saint is buried were defaced.

Director of the Catholic Organization for Life and Family, Michele Boulva.

COLF director tells of divorce, annulment experience at families meeting

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PHILADELPHIA - As the director of the Catholic Organization for Life and Family, Michele Boulva is well-known in the Canadian Catholic Church. Yet at the World Meeting of Families Sept. 23, she mentioned something she had never told publicly before.

Young men sing the Burkinabe national anthem as they protest the military coup in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Sept. 22.

Burkina Faso bishops call for elections, denounce military coup

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OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso - Bishops in Burkina Faso, one of Africa's most Catholic countries, have denounced a Sept. 16 military coup and demanded that democratic elections proceed as planned.

Workers assemble a stage Sept. 14 where Pope Francis will celebrate Mass outside the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington Sept. 23.

A look at the prominent US churches Pope Francis will visit

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WASHINGTON - When Pope Francis visits the U.S. in September, he’ll make stops at prominent churches that have drawn the faithful and the curious for decades.

A migrant sits wrapped in an emergency blanket at the crossing point between Hungary and Austria in Nickelsdorf, Austria, Sept. 11.

Meeting in Jerusalem, European bishops call on nations to support migrants

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JERUSALEM - Leaders of the European bishops' conferences expressed solidarity with people of the Middle East, especially those being forced from their homes, and called on European states to act generously, justly and respectfully toward the influx of migrants and refugees now reaching their shores.

Cubans walk under a Pope Francis billboard in Havana, Sept. 14, 2015.

Support rises for end to Cuba embargo

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SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Pope Francis’ visit to Cuba and the United States comes as people and politicians in both countries increasingly support ending an economic embargo that has been in place for more than five decades.

Al-Aqsa Mosque from the Western Wall Plaza.

Jerusalem mayor takes tough stand against Al-Aqsa rock throwers as skirmish escalates

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JERUSALEM - The Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem cannot be used to harbour violent agitators, the city’s mayor said after Muslims stockpiled rocks and pipe bombs inside the mosque just before and after the start of the Jewish New Year and violently clashed with Israeli police.

New York Police Department barricades are seen Sept. 9 near the residence of Archbishop Bernardito Auza, Vatican nuncio to the United Nations, in New York City's Upper East Side community. The barricades will be used for security purposes when Pope Francis stays with Archbishop Auza during his visit to New York Sept. 24-26.

'Unprecedented' security for Pope despite no credible threats

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WASHINGTON - Less than a week before Pope Francis begins his highly anticipated trip to the United States, Secret Service Director Joseph Clancy said Sept. 16 there are no credible threats against the pontiff.

The U.S. flag flies in front of a mural of Pope Francis in New York City. Pope Francis’ 10th foreign trip will be the longest of his pontificate and, with stops in Cuba, three U.S. cities and the United Nations, it also will be a “very complex trip,” the papal spokesman said.

Pope comes to a nation divided

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One nation under God will have five days this month to consider its unity and its divisions, its aspirations and its relationship with God as Pope Francis comes to challenge, console, cajole and confound 325 million Americans.

Pope Francis blesses a painting depicting the Virgin Mary with baby Jesus in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican

Getting personal with Pope Francis

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In two wide-ranging new interviews, Pope Francis discusses matters both weighty and personal, including the perils of his popularity.

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