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Mexican priest found dead with possible signs of torture

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MEXICO CITY - A Mexican priest has been found dead in the state of Puebla with possible signs of torture, four days after disappearing in mysterious circumstances.

Syrian refugees wait on the Syrian side of the border near Sanliurfa, Turkey in this picture dated June 10.

Debate rises on whether Syrian refugees pose a threat

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ROME - Some anti-immigrant and conservative leaders in both Europe and the United States say refugees arriving from Syria should be considered potential terrorists, and some suggest that requests for asylum should be vetted on the basis of religion.

Pope Francis calendars are displayed for sale in a bookstore in Nairobi, Kenya, Nov. 7. A Kenyan bishop said the church is comfortable with the security preparations for the reception of Pope Francis, in the wake of the Paris attacks that appear to have targeted crowded areas.

Kenyan security officials on high alert for papal visit

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NAIROBI, Kenya - A Kenyan bishop said the church is comfortable with the security preparations for the reception of Pope Francis, in the wake of the Paris attacks that appear to have targeted crowded areas.

Bangladeshi security officials in Dhaka stand close to the spot where Tavella Cesare, an Italian aid worker, was killed Sept. 28, the previous day. Unknown assailants also shot an Italian priest in northern Bangladesh Nov. 18

Italian priest shot, treated at hospital in northern Bangladesh

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DHAKA, Bangladesh - Unidentified assailants shot an Italian priest in northern Bangladesh Nov. 18, in the third attack on foreigners since late September.

In this Aug. 8, 2008, file photo, a boy salvages copper found inside a burned motor in Accra, Ghana

Ghana's bishops urge citizens to fight environmental destruction

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ACCRA, Ghana - Ghana's Catholic bishops called on Ghanaians to fight the indiscriminate destruction of the environment and supported a hands-on project to fight pollution.

Children are seen next to shanties in Manila, Philippines, Nov. 17.

Philippine church leaders: Don't let poor get forgotten at APEC summit

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MANILA, Philippines - As world leaders started arriving in Manila Nov. 17 for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders' summit, church leaders voiced concern that the poor might be forgotten once again in the high-level meeting.

Abdelali Mamoun, an imam in Paris, talks with people on the street near the Bataclan music hall in Paris Nov. 16. About a dozen imams in the city showed up at a memorial near Bataclan, where about 100 people were killed in the Nov. 13 terrorist attacks by the Islamic State.

After attacks, Muslims in Paris fear being targeted anew

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PARIS - Shortly after the string of deadly, near-simultaneous attacks around the French capital, Faical Ouertani got a call from distraught friends in Tunisia.

A policeman stands guard outside the Bataclan music hall in Paris Nov. 16. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for a Nov. 13 attack on the hall.

Canadian theologian visiting Paris was minutes away from the bloodshed

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MONTREAL - When Daniel Laliberte planned his Paris getaway with his wife, he had no clue he would end up being only meters away from the biggest terrorist attack Europe has known in the past decade.

Armed police officers go on foot patrol around Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris Nov. 14. Dozens of people were killed in a series of attacks in Paris Nov. 13.

Nothing can justify terrorist attacks, Pope says

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VATICAN CITY - "This is not human," Pope Francis said after a night of terror in Paris left more than 120 people dead and more than 200 people injured.

‘An attack on peace,’ Vatican says

‘An attack on peace,’ Vatican says

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VATICAN CITY - Here is a translation of a statement issued by the director of the Holy See press office, Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, shortly after the terror attacks in Paris Nov. 13.

Ukrainian Catholic Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk of Kiev-Halych, leader of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, speaks at the National Press Club in Washington Nov. 9. The archbishop along with other Ukrainian Catholic and Orthodox leaders made an appeal to President Obama to airlift crucial humanitarian supplies to the Ukraine for this winter season.

Faith leaders ask U.S. to help meet growing needs of Ukraine's people

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WASHINGTON - "Time is of the essence" to get humanitarian aid to the people of Ukraine as winter sets in, a group of Ukrainian religious leaders said in a Nov. 9 appeal to U.S. President Barack Obama.

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