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Pope Francis attends a meeting at the Georgian presidential palace in Tbilisi, Georgia, Sept. 30. The Pope, on his first day in the Caucasus region, urged dialogue between Georgia and Russia to end territorial stalemate.

Pope urges dialogue to end Georgian-Russian territorial stalemate

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TBILISI, Georgia – Subtly acknowledging Georgia's ongoing territorial dispute with Russia, Pope Francis urged greater efforts to sow peace throughout the Caucasus region.

U.S. Presidential nominees Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton greet each other at the start of their first presidential debate Sept. 27. A dozen U.S. conservative evangelicals and Catholics posted an open letter that same day criticizing the “liberal political agenda,” which specifically named Clinton.

Conservative U.S. Christians criticize progressives’ ‘destructive’ agenda

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Dozens of U.S. conservative evangelicals and Catholics have signed an open letter urging their progressive counterparts to “repent of their work that often advances a destructive liberal political agenda.”

A U.N. Security Council meeting in 2009. The Council is calling attention to a two-decade treaty that would ban nuclear weapons testing, which has not yet gone into effect.

U.N. vote on nuclear-test ban spurs hopes that nations will ratify treaty

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WASHINGTON – The U.N. Security Council has brought new attention to a 20-year-old treaty that would ban nuclear weapons testing, but still has not gone into effect.

People walk amid rubble Sept. 19 in the city of Homs, Syria. Chaldean Catholic bishops at their annual synod calls for peace in the Middle East and the liberation of Islamic State controlled areas.

Chaldean Catholic bishops call for peace in Iraq, Syria

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IRBIL, Iraq – Chaldean Catholic bishops, meeting for their annual synod, pleaded for peace in the Middle East and for the liberation of areas seized by the Islamic State group so that the displaced can return to their homes.

A man and his daughter overlook a neighbourhood in Caracas, Venezuela, March 25. Venezuela's opposition party hopes Pope Francis will media discussions with the government to find a solution to the country's deepening economic crisis.

Venezuela's opposition asks Pope to mediate dialogue with government

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VATICAN CITY – Venezuela's opposition party pleaded with Pope Francis to mediate discussions with President Nicolas Maduro's government to find a solution to the current crisis that has left most of the country without food or basic necessities.

Civil Defence members search for survivors Sept. 27 at a site hit by an airstrike in the rebel-held al-Shaar neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria. Pope Francis said Sept. 29 that logic of weapons and hidden interests continues to devastate Middle Eastern countries in conflict.

Logic of weapons, self-interest wreak havoc on Mideast, Pope says

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VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis said he will never give up calling for stronger efforts to bring peace to the Middle East and for people to stop being indifferent to the fate of the region's people.

Los Angeles Archbishop Jose H. Gomez speaks at a conference in Chicago Aug. 19. The California Catholic bishops are urging voters to support banning the death penalty the November ballot.

California, New Mexico bishops urge opposition to death penalty measures

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LOS ANGELES – The California Catholic bishops are urging voters to support a November ballot initiative that would outlaw the death penalty.

Pope Francis delivers his homily during Mass Sept. 27 at the Vatican. The Pope said in his weekly general audience Sept. 28 that Syrian aggressors will be “accountable to God.”

Pope Francis warns Syria aggressors they will face divine wrath

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VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis said those bombing civilians in the besieged Syrian city of Aleppo will be “accountable to God” for their actions as he renewed his appeals for peace amid an intensifying civil war in that country.

Pope Francis and former Israeli President Shimon Peres arrive for an invocation for peace in 2014 at the Vatican Gardens. Peres, who dedicated himself to the work of achieving peace during the last years of his life, died Sept. 28 at age 93.

Former Israeli President Shimon Peres, known for efforts to achieve peace, dies at 93

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JERUSALEM – One of the last ceremonies in which former Israeli President Shimon Peres participated as a public figure took place in the Vatican Gardens in June 2014, the last month of his presidency. Along with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, he planted an olive tree at the invitation of Pope Francis.

Pope Francis greets pilgrims as he arrives for his weekly audience Sept. 21 in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. The Pope will be visiting the countries of Georgia and Azerbaijan between Sept. 30–Oct. 2, focusing on the themes of peace and reconciliation.

Pope Francis heading east on Caucasus peacemaking mission

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VATICAN CITY – Peace and reconciliation will be the focus of Pope Francis’ first official visit to the nations of Georgia and Azerbaijan later this week.

Vatican spokesman put out a statement Sept. 27 about the Holy See's concern regarding North Korea's nuclear capabilities.

Vatican concerned about North Korea's nuclear capabilities

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VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis and the Vatican are concerned about continuing tensions on the Korean peninsula "on account of the nuclear tests carried out by North Korea," the Vatican spokesman confirmed.

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