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Faith

A girl in Turku, Finland, plays an instrument and sings a lullaby Aug. 18 at the site where one person was stabbed to death. Pope Francis asked an estimated 10,000 people in St. Peter's Square Aug. 21 to pray in silence and then to join him in reciting the Hail Mary for the victims of the attacks the previous week in Burkina Faso, Spain and Finland.

Pope leads prayers for an end to 'inhuman violence' of terrorism

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VATICAN CITY – "Let us beg the Lord, God of mercy and peace, to free the world from this inhuman violence," Pope Francis prayed after a week of deadly terrorist attacks in Africa and Europe.

A Haitian refugee sticks his head out from a tent set up by the Canadian Armed Forces near Lacolle, Quebec, Aug. 10. Pope Francis released a statement Aug. 21 urging respect for the life and dignity of migrants and refugees.

Pope urges respect for the life and dignity of migrants, refugees

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VATICAN CITY – With millions of people fleeing violence, persecution and poverty around the globe, individual nations must expand options that make it possible for migrants and refugees to cross their borders safely and legally, Pope Francis said.

Residents and rescue workers search for survivors after a mudslide in Regent, Sierra Leone Aug. 14.

Pope prays for victims of 'devastating' mudslide in Sierra Leone

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Pope Francis offered his condolences and his prayers to the people of Sierra Leone after flooding and a major mudslide Aug. 14 led to the deaths of hundreds of people and displaced thousands.

Pope Francis gives a blessing during his Angelus prayer on the feast of the Assumption, Aug. 15, at the Vatican.

Pope entrusts to Mary victims of disasters, conflict, social tension

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VATICAN CITY – In a week in which natural disasters, war and racial conflicts dominated the headlines, Pope Francis prayed that Mary would bring peace to a divided world.

A still image taken from a video shows people gathering outside St. Philip Catholic Church following a deadly shooting by unknown gunmen Aug. 6 in Ozubulu, Nigeria. Pope Francis called for an end to violence against Christians following deadly attacks at St. Philip's and at a mission in Gambo, Central African Republic.

Pope prays for Christian victims of violent attacks in Africa

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VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis called for an end to violence against Christians following deadly attacks in two African countries.
Pope Francis has given the Brothers of Charity Group, a Belgian religious order, until the end of August to stop offering euthanasia to psychiatric patients.

Pope orders Belgian religious order to stop euthanizing patients

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MANCHESTER, England – Pope Francis has given a Belgian religious order until the end of August to stop offering euthanasia to psychiatric patients.
People gather inside St. Mary's Cathedral in 2011 in Yangon, Myanmar. Church sources say they expect Pope Francis to visit in late November.

Pope Francis planning to visit Myanmar, say unconfirmed reports

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YANGON, Myanmar – Pope Francis is expected to focus on trying to improve the troubles of about a million ethnic Muslim Rohingya when he visits Myanmar the last week of November, reported ucanews.com.

Filipino Jesuit Brother Richie Fernando, who was 26-year-old when he died protecting his students from a hand grenade in Cambodia, is on his road to sainthood thanks to a new beatification category created by Pope Francis in early July.

Filipino Jesuit on road to sainthood under Pope’s new beatification category

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MANILA, Philippines – Brother Richie Fernando was a 26 year-old Jesuit seminarian from the Philippines when in 1996 he died protecting his Cambodian students from a hand grenade.

In a message celebrating the upcoming U.N. World Tourism Day Cardinal Peter Turkson says tourism needs to respect workers' rights, the local culture and the environment.

Tourism should benefit both travellers and local communities, Vatican says

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VATICAN CITY – While tourism can broaden travellers' horizons and improve local economies, it cannot be seen as being part of "sustainable development" unless it includes respect for workers' rights, the local culture and the environment, said Cardinal Peter Turkson.

Pope Francis greets the crowd while arriving to celebrate Mass at the Church of St. Ignatius in Rome April 24, 2014. To mark the feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola, Pope Francis visited his brother Jesuits at their General Curia house in Rome.

Pope marks feast of St. Ignatius by lunching with brother Jesuits

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ROME, Italy – To mark Monday's feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus, Pope Francis as usual visited his brother Jesuits at their General Curia house in Rome.

A banner referencing "Humanae Vitae," the 1968 encyclical of Blessed Paul VI, is seen in the crowd at the conclusion of the beatification Mass of Blessed Paul celebrated by Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Oct. 19, 2014.

Theologians in Italy studying development of 'Humanae Vitae'

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VATICAN CITY – Four theologians specializing in marriage and family life are studying Vatican archival material with a view of telling the whole story of how and why Blessed Paul VI wrote his encyclical Humanae Vitae on married love.

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