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A man walks past an abandoned building in the Upper Ninth Ward neighborhood of New Orleans Aug. 1. More than a decade after Hurricane Katrina, the city continues to rebuild.

Katrina odyssey brought many blessings for New Orleans priest

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NEW ORLEANS - Like many of his brother priests, Fr. Dennis Hayes decided to take his chances and stay put as Katrina teased the Louisiana coast, hoping the storm's Category 5 fury would spare his parish of St. Louise de Marillac in Arabi.

Cardinal William J. Levada, the former archbishop of San Francisco and of Portland, Oregon, and the retired prefect for the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, is pictured in a 2010 photo. Cardinal Levada was arrested about midnight Aug. 19 in Kailua-Kona, on the island of Hawaii, for driving under the influence of alcohol.

Cardinal Levada arrested in Hawaii on drunk-driving charge

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KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii - Cardinal William J. Levada was arrested in Kailua-Kona, on the island of Hawaii, for driving under the influence of alcohol.

The arrest was made at about midnight Aug. 19. Levada, 79, was released after posting $500 bond. He is due to appear in court Sept. 24.

Pope Francis poses for a photo with Argentine youths during his weekly audience in Paul VI hall at the Vatican Aug. 19.

Catholics love their celebrity Pope and most — not all — his priorities

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Americans are gung-ho for Pope Francis’ U.S. visit — if they know he’s coming.

They really, really like him, too, particularly Catholics — even if they’re sometimes confused about what he believes.

"Homeless Jesus" is pictured in this July 29 photo of the seven-foot-long bronze sculpture that sits in front of a downtown Washington building occupied by Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington. Pope Francis is expected to pass by the statue Sept. 24 during the Washington-leg of his U.S. visit.

Pope Francis to see 'Homeless Jesus' during U.S. visit

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WASHINGTON - When Pope Francis approaches the Catholic Charities building in downtown Washington during his U.S. visit in September, he will encounter a "homeless person" covered in a blanket laying on a park bench.

Asia Bibi, seen in this Nov. 20, 2010, file photo, was sentenced to death in 2010 for insulting the Prophet Muhammad, a charge she denies. Her father, Soran Masih, has been denied visitation rights by jail authorities.

Court grants visitation rights to father of Pakistani woman on death row

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LAHORE, Pakistan - A Pakistani court has directed the Punjab provincial government and police to give the father of death row convict Asia Bibi prison visitation rights, a family lawyer said.

A boy waves the American flag Nov. 20, 2014 at CASA de Maryland's Multicultural Center in Hyattsville, Md., after hearing President Barack Obama's national address on immigration. A U.S. federal judge ordered the Obama administration to release the immigrant mothers and children locked in detention centres by Oct. 23, 2015.

Judge orders release of immigrant families within 60 days

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WASHINGTON - A U.S. federal judge Aug. 21 gave the Obama administration 60 days — until Oct. 23 — to release the hundreds of immigrant mothers and children being held in locked detention centres.

People carry the casket of Vittorio Casamonica into St. John Bosco Church in Rome for his Aug. 20 funeral Mass. Television programs, coffee bars, Italian Twitter accounts and the corridors of political power were abuzz Aug. 20-21 with news and commentary about the extravagance surrounding the funeral of the reputed boss of an organized crime ring in Rome.

Reputed mafia don's extravagant funeral raises questions in Rome

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ROME - Television programs, coffee bars, Italian Twitter accounts and the corridors of political power were abuzz Aug. 20-21 with news and commentary about the extravagance surrounding the funeral of the reputed boss of an organized crime ring in Rome.

A future museum focusing on the Bible will also house ancient Holy Land artifacts from the Israel Antiquities Authority. In this photo, the Gutenberg Bible is shown.

Museum of the Bible allies with Israeli antiquities agency

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WASHINGTON - A Christian family’s ambitious Bible museum project has forged a key alliance with the Israel Antiquities Authority, giving treasures from the Holy Land a temporary home just steps from the National Mall.

Refugees from Myanmar's ethnic minority communities wait for access to the U.N. Refugee Agency building in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Aug.11. Exploitation and discrimination abound among refugees from Myanmar's ethnic minority communities who have landed in Malaysia, a five-member contingent from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops learned.

Malaysia’s response to refugees, migrants studied during U.S. bishops' trip

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WASHINGTON - Exploitation and discrimination abound among refugees from Myanmar's ethnic minority communities who have landed in Malaysia, a five-member contingent from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops learned.

Two participants hold rosaries as they take part in a walk across the United States to support the pro-life cause.

Cross-country pro-life trek is 'life changing,' says Crossroads walker

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WASHINGTON - Liz Moran said the experience of trekking across the United States this summer to spread the Catholic Church's pro-life message was "life changing."

Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York poses for a photo with Father Richard Gibbons, parish priest of Knock Shrine in County Mayo, Ireland, Aug. 14.

In Ireland, U.S. cardinals praise role of immigrants

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KNOCK, Ireland - Two American cardinals of Irish descent praised the role of immigrants -- especially Irish -- in building the United States.

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