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Artist Okuda San Miguel spent a week late last year painting and converting an abandoned church in Spain into an indoor skateboarding park.

Skateboarding church creator rejects criticism

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ROME – An artist who converted an abandoned church in Spain into an indoor skateboarding park is defending the project against critics who consider it an act of desecration.

A drug addict smokes drugs in the city of San Jose, Costa Rica.

Church urges nations, society to address ongoing issues related to drugs

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Around the globe, a worldwide addiction to illicit drugs is fueling violence, human trafficking, a proliferation of guns, organized crime and terrorism, the Vatican has said.

South African President Jacob Zuma is seen in Cape Town, South Africa, Feb. 12, 2015.

Church leaders call for Zuma to do 'honourable thing' after South Africa court ruling

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CAPE TOWN, South Africa - A prominent South African Jesuit called for President Jacob Zuma to resign after a court ruling that he violated the constitution in the $16-million remodeling his home.

A Philippine air force trooper walks past voters lining up outside a precinct on election day in 2010 in Las Pinas. Archbishop Socrates Villegas of Lingayen-Dagupan is urging Catholics to heed the Ten Commandments before they head to the polls in May to vote for offices ranging from president to local village councillors.

Choosing a candidate? Heed Ten Commandments, says Philippine prelate

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MANILA, Philippines - A Philippine archbishop is urging Catholics to heed the Ten Commandments before they head to the polls in May to vote for offices ranging from president to local village councillors.

St. Vincent de Paul Seminary in Boynton Beach, Florida, offers two rooms for rest and relaxation, year-round, for priests in the Archdiocese of Toronto.

Serra offers priests their day in the sun

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God first taught humanity the importance of rest — when He created the universe, God rested on the seventh day and saw that it was all good. 

Indiana governor Mike Pence signed the measure to ban abortions based on potential disabilities, gender and race to protect unborn children March 24.

Abortion-related measures signed into law in Indiana, Utah

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INDIANAPOLIS - A new Indiana law that protects unborn children by banning abortions based on potential disabilities, gender and race "reflects the love that God has for everyone by affirming that every human life is sacred," Indianapolis Archbishop Joseph W. Tobin said.

A boy who was injured in a suicide bomb attack at a public park in Lahore, Pakistan, on Easter, rests in his bed March 28 at a hospital in the city. Archbishop Sebastian Shaw of Lahore visited young victims at a hospital and described his experience as "truly difficult."

Archbishop finds visiting children injured in Pakistan bombing ‘truly difficult’

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MANCHESTER, England - Archbishop Sebastian Shaw of Lahore, Pakistan, said he was grief stricken while visiting hospitalized child victims of an Easter bomb attack in a city park.

People hold candles during a March 29 gathering to mourn the victims of suicide bomb attack in Lahore, Pakistan. The terrorist attack in Lahore killed more than 70 and wounded more than 300 who were spending Easter afternoon in a public park.

Christian religious leaders call for forgiveness after Pakistan attack

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DHAKA, Bangladesh - Christian religious leaders across Asia called for Muslims to take a stand against Islamic extremists, seek reconciliation and forgiveness, and pursue a peaceful interpretation of religion in the aftermath of the Easter massacre at a public park in Pakistan.

People carry a coffin March 28 after the previous day's suicide bomb attack at a park in Lahore, Pakistan. Observers say the terrorist attack that killed more than 70 people in a Lahore park on Easter was not the first time that Christians in the Islamic country have been targeted.

Easter attacks in Pakistan not first time Christians targeted

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KARACHI, Pakistan - The terrorist attack that killed more than 70 people in a Lahore park on Easter was not the first time that Christians in the Islamic country have been targeted, and observers say that, as things stand, it will not be the last time.

Mother Angelica, founder of Eternal Word Television Network, died at age 92 March 27 at the Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration monastery in Hanceville, Ala. She is pictured in an undated photo.

Catholic leaders reflect on life, work of EWTN founder Mother Angelica

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WASHINGTON - Mother Angelica "reflected the Gospel commission to go forth and make disciples of all nations" said Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville, Kentucky, president of the U.S. bishops' conference.

People react over the coffin of a victim March 28 a day after a suicide bomb attack at a park in Lahore, Pakistan. Pope Francis appealed to the government of Pakistan to take steps to ensure the safety of the country's Christians and other minorities.

Pope asks Pakistan government to ensure safety of Christians

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VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis appealed to the government of Pakistan to take steps to ensure the safety of the country's Christians and other minorities the day after a terrorist bombing killed at least 70 people and injured more than 300 who were spending Easter afternoon in a public park.

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