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Syrian refugees walk though the aisle of Pope Francis' flight from the Greek island of Lesbos to Rome April 16, 2016. The pope concluded his one-day visit to Greece by bringing 12 Syrian refugees to Italy aboard his flight.

From nightmare to dream: Syrian refugees thank Pope for safety

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ROME – After less than 48 hours in Rome, "dream" is the word used most often by the six Syrian adults Pope Francis brought back to Italy with him from a refugee camp in Greece.

A member of the Missionaries of Charity honors the four sisters who were murdered in Yemen March 4 during a memorial Mass in New York City April 1.

Kenyan nun killed in Yemen remembered during memorial Mass

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NAIROBI, Kenya – A Kenyan member of the Missionaries of Charity killed in an attack on a nursing home in Yemen was remembered during a memorial Mass as defending her Catholic faith at the time of her death.

Pope Francis meets refugees at the Moria refugee camp on the island of Lesbos, Greece, April 16, 2016.

'It makes you weep,' Pope says of refugees' stories

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ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM GREECE – When an aide suggested Pope Francis offer to fly some Syrian refugees back to Rome with him, the pope said he agreed immediately because it was "an inspiration of the Holy Spirit."

HIV-positive youths are seen March 7 playing with soccer balls during exercise time at the Baan Dek Thammarak orphanage in Bangkok. Caritas Internationalis brought together representatives of faith-based groups from all over world April 11-13 in Rome to hammer out a "road map" indicating the best ways to promote or provide early diagnosis and treatment for HIV, especially in children.

Stigma, lack of health care, fake drugs impeding HIV fight, speakers say

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VATICAN CITY – The fight against HIV/AIDS is being hampered by continued stigma against those who are infected, a lack of access to appropriate medical care and fake antiretroviral drugs pedaled on the black market, said activists taking part in a Caritas Internationalis conference that wrapped up this week.

Refugees board Pope Francis' flight to Rome at the international airport in Mytilene on the island of Lesbos, Greece, April 16, 2016. The pope brought 12 refugees to Italy aboard his flight.

Pope prays for refugees, brings 12 Syrians back to Rome

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MYTILENE, Greece – Pope Francis' five-hour visit to Greece ended with him offering safe passage to Italy to 12 Syrian Muslims, half under the age of 18.

Pope Francis meets refugees at the Moria refugee camp on the island of Lesbos, Greece, April 16, 2016.

Pope, Orthodox leaders listen to cries of refugees, urge help

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MYTILENE, Greece – Although their speeches were punctuated with policy appeals, Pope Francis and Orthodox leaders focused their visit to the island of Lesbos on the faces, stories and drawings of refugees.

Sen. Bernie Sanders, D-Vt., a U.S. presidential candidate, speaks to media outside the Vatican after delivering an address at a conference on Catholic social teaching April 15.

Bernie Sanders says invite to Vatican not an endorsement

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VATICAN CITY – U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said attending a Vatican conference on Catholic social teaching did not represent a political endorsement of his run for higher office.

Alabama head football coach Nick Saban is pictured in an undated photo. Saban and his wife, Terry, are advocates and donors who are supporting two major construction projects at the Catholic church on campus where they worship.

Alabama's coach, wife devoted members of Catholic parish on campus

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WASHINGTON (CNS) – The University of Alabama's national championship-winning football coach Nick Saban and his wife, Terry, have teamed up to be advocates and donors to support two major construction projects at the Catholic church on campus where they worship.

Nigerian's attend a Bring Back Our Girls protest April 14 outside the presidential villa in Abuja. Two Nigerian bishops are calling on the government to hasten efforts to free more than 200 school girls abducted by insurgents in 2014.

Nigerian bishops urge government to hasten effort to free abductees

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LAGOS, Nigeria (CNS) – Two Nigerian bishops called on the government to hasten its efforts to free 219 school girls who were abducted by insurgents two years ago.

Pope Francis welcomes Bolivia's President Evo Morales during a meeting at the Vatican April 15.

Pope Francis meets with Bolivian president

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VATICAN CITY – Meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican, Bolivian President Evo Morales discussed social policy and the economic situation facing his country.

People demonstrate April 3 against the Austrian government's planned reintroduction of border controls at the Brenner Pass in Austria. Austrian church leaders have criticized their government for rebuilding border controls in a bid to keep out refugees arriving from Greece and Italy.

Austrian Church leaders criticize government for new barriers at border

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WARSAW, Poland – Austrian Church leaders criticized their government for rebuilding border controls in a bid to keep out refugees.

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