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Pope Francis greets the crowd as he arrives to celebrate Mass at the Air Defense Stadium in Cairo April 29.

True faith means loving others to the extreme, Pope tells Egypt's Catholics

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CAIRO – The only kind of fanaticism that is acceptable to God is being fanatical about loving and helping others, Pope Francis said on his final day in Egypt.

Father Jerry Hogan, national circus chaplain, celebrates Easter Mass for circus workers April 16 at the DCU Center arena in Worcester, Mass.

Circus chaplain prepares Ringling performers for final bow

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WORCESTER, Mass. – The congregation, numbering about 50, gathered for their last Easter Mass together on the DCU Center’s arena floor.

A soldier escorts schoolchildren from the Army Public School in Peshawar, Pakistan, Dec. 16, 2014. Archbishop Sebastian Shaw of Lahore says the increased security around Catholics schools are, psychologically, making children feel unsafe.

Pakistani archbishop: Increased security leads students to feel unsafe

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WASHINGTON – Children attending Catholic schools in Pakistan must walk through a gate with two armed guards and into a compound surrounded by 8-foot walls.

Jim Harbaugh, head football coach for the University of Michigan, presents Pope Francis with a team football helmet during the pope's general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican April 26.

Jim Harbaugh: My priorities are 'faith, then family, then football'

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VATICAN CITY – Former NFL quarterback Jim Harbaugh, now head coach for the University of Michigan football team, is also a Roman Catholic – and he said Wednesday that faith plays a major role in his life.

Pope Francis pictured with Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II in Cairo April 28. The two religious leaders signed a joint declaration to end longtime disagreement over the sacrament of baptism.

Pope, Coptic patriarch honour martyrs, urge unity for peace

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CAIRO – Placing flowers, lighting a candle and praying at the site where dozens of Coptic Orthodox Christians were killed by an Islamic State militant last year, Pope Francis and Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II paid homage to those who were killed for their faith.

Pope Francis is pictured with Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II in Cairo April 28.

Text of common declaration on baptism, by Pope Francis, Pope Tawadros

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CAIRO – Here is the text of the common declaration on baptism between Pope Francis and Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II, signed April 28.

Stacks of booklets distributed by Alexander Kalistratov, left, the local leader of a Jehovah's Witnesses congregation, are seen during the court session Dec. 16, 2010, in the Siberian town of Gorno-Altaysk.

Russian Catholic official criticizes court ban on Jehovah's Witnesses

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OXFORD, England – Russia's Catholic Church has condemned a Supreme Court decision to outlaw the Jehovah's Witnesses and warned the move will increase fears of new restrictions on Catholic rights.

Pope Francis embraces Sheik Ahmad el-Tayeb, grand imam of al-Azhar University, at a conference on international peace in Cairo April 28. The Pope was making a two-day visit to Egypt.

Unmask violence posing as holy, Pope tells religious leaders in Egypt

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CAIRO – Calling his visit to Egypt a journey of "unity and fraternity," Pope Francis launched a powerful call to the nation's religious leaders to expose violence masquerading as holy and condemn religiously inspired hatred as an idolatrous caricature of God.

Belgium's Catholic Church apologized for its role in the mistreating of mixed-race people born in colonial times to European fathers and African mothers and later taken away for adoption April 26.

Belgian church apologizes for role in mistreating mixed-race people

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OXFORD, England – Belgium's Catholic Church has apologized for its role in mistreating mixed-race people, who were born in colonial times to European fathers and African mothers and later taken away for adoption.

Pope Francis walks with Egyptian Prime Minister Prime Minister Sherif Ismail, right, as he arrives at the international airport in Cairo April 28.

Scholar applauds Egypt trip, but says it might not be enough for change

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ROME, ITALY – A leading scholar in the Arab world has applauded the goodwill of both the Vatican and the prestigious Islamic al-Azhar university Pope Francis will visit for aiming to increase Catholic-Muslim dialogue.

Sister Barbara Battista, a member of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind., second from right, participates in a planning meeting for the Wabash Valley March for Science in Terre Haute, Ind.

Science and faith a natural fit for sisters joining climate march

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When thinking about women religious, science may not be the first idea to spring to mind. After all, faith and science are often portrayed as opposites, allegiance to one suggesting a betrayal of the other.

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