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A mourner pats the hearse holding the casket of Freddie Gray outside New Shiloh Baptist Church in West Baltimore April 27 after a funeral service. Riots erupted nearby in response to the death of Gray, 25, who died April 19, one week after being arrested and sustaining a severe spinal cord injury while in police custody.

Fleeting peace as Baltimore pays final respects to Freddie Gray

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BALTIMORE - For four hours April 27, Freddie Gray Jr. was patiently and prayerfully memorialized.

That peace, however, was extremely fragile.

Survivors look at destroyed buildings April 27 following an earthquake in Bhaktapur, Nepal. More than 3,600 people were known to have been killed and more than 6,500 others injured after a magnitude-7.8 earthquake hit a mountainous region near Kathmandu April 25.

Inclement weather, logistical issues delay aid for Nepal quake victims

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KATHMANDU, Nepal - Inclement weather and logistical pressures were delaying aid to hundreds of thousands of Nepalese earthquake victims.

A woman who fled the violence in the Iraqi town of Sinjar sits with a child inside a tent at a camp in Syria's northern town of Qamishli Aug. 17, 2014.

Christian exodus from Mideast weakens moderate Islam: Cardinal Rai

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PARIS - The exodus of Christians from the Middle East — due to wars, conflicts, socio-economic crises and persecution — will weaken moderate Islam "which, thanks to the Islamic-Christian conviviality, is so far the vast majority of Muslims in the Middle East," said Lebanese Cardinal Bechara Rai.

Citizens rallied on the steps of the Supreme Court on Monday (June 30), after it sided with the evangelical owners of Hobby Lobby Stores Inc., ruling 5-4 that the arts-and-crafts chain does not have to offer insurance for types of birth control that conflict with company owners’ religious beliefs.

U.S. faith leaders call for religious protections ahead of gay marriage hearing

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As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear arguments on April 28 that could wind up legalizing gay marriage nationwide, dozens of Christian leaders have issued a call to civil authorities to preserve “the unique meaning of marriage in the law” — but also to “protect the rights of those with differing views of marriage.”

A man rides a bicycle taxi with several national flags on it along a street in late March in Havana. Pope Francis will visit Cuba in September before his trip to the United States.

Pope's Cuba visit expected to boost Church's role there

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TLALNEPANTLA, Mexico - The president of the Latin American bishops' conference called Pope Francis' planned visit to Cuba an opportunity for the Church to play a larger role in a country experiencing reforms and re-embracing institutionalized religion.

Pope Francis talks with Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of Philadelphia during his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Nov. 19. The Pope confirmed Nov. 17 that he will attend the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia in September.

Philadelphia prepares for mega event: hosting Pope Francis

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PHILADELPHIA - Advance preparations for the wildly popular Pope Francis, due in Philadelphia five months from now, might rival the miracle of Jesus feeding the 5,000.

An image of Father Alois Andritzki hangs above the altar during his Mass of beatification in Dresden, Germany, June 13, 2011. The young German priest was executed in 1943 at the Nazi death camp of Dachau. In his sermon, Bishop Joachim Reinelt of Dresden-Meisse n praised Blessed Andritzki, saying he had shown a "bright face" while enduring the "most awful beastly work" at the concentration camp. (

Polish church recalls clergy martyrs 70 years after Dachau liberation

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WARSAW, Poland - Poland's Catholic Church has urged a fitting tribute to hundreds of its priests who died during World War II at the Nazi concentration camp in Dachau, Germany.

Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas of Tucson, Ariz., speaks April 22 at The Catholic University of America in Washington as a member of a panel of historians and other clergymen who came together to discuss the significance of the upcoming canonization of Blessed Junipero Serra.

Ambiguities about Serra should not discount sainthood, panelists say

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WASHINGTON - Although the upcoming canonization of Blessed Junipero Serra has stirred mixed reaction, a group of panelists said the ambiguities around the friar should not discount the good work he did or the positive dialogue and reconciliation that could result from his sainthood.

Holocaust survivor Eliezer Rozenman speaks to a class of middle school students in Tel Aviv April 15, the eve of Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Meeting with Holocaust survivors in living rooms

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TEL AVIV - A variation on the serious theme of Holocaust testimony has brought survivors and young Israeli students together in living rooms to celebrate life while remembering atrocities.

A closer view of the Armenian Church of the Holy Cross on Akdamar Island, Lake Van. It is one of the only Armenian sites the Turkish government has restored and a major attraction for diaspora Armenians who visit Turkey searching for signs of their heritage.

On eve of anniversary, Turkey’s ‘cultural genocide’ of Armenian history is ongoing

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YUKARI BAKRACLI, Turkey - This tiny Kurdish village outside the city of Van in Turkey’s southeast is home to the ruins of a once-famous 11th-century Armenian Christian monastery.

Islamic State militants lead what are said to be Ethiopian Christians along a beach in Libya in this still image from an undated video made available on a social media website April 19.

Atrocities show need to strengthen dialogue with Muslims, Vatican says

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VATICAN CITY - The Vatican said interreligious dialogue with the Muslim community must be strengthened given "the barbarism underway" by terrorists claiming to be Muslims.

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