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News/International

People walk on street in Havana People walk on a street in Havana April 10. Pope Francis has considered the possibility of visiting Cuba in September, before or after his trip to the United States, but discussions with Cuban authorities are so preliminary that the idea cannot be consid ered more than a hypothesis, the Vatican said.

Pope to visit Cuba first before heading to United States in September

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VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis will visit Cuba in September before his trip to the United States.

Patriarch Mathias of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church speaks during the April 11 Easter Vigil at Holy Trinity Cathedral in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Pope Francis has sent his condolences to the patriarch for the execution of more than 20 Ethiopian Christians at the hands of Islamic State militants in Libya.

Ethiopian bishops: Martyrs were migrants looking for better life

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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Ethiopia's Catholic bishops condemned "in unambiguous terms" the execution of 30 Ethiopian Christian migrants in Libya.

Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville, Ky., president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, says that the healing of victims and survivors of abuse remains the bishops’ first priority.

Church must remain vigilant in addressing abuse, USCCB president says

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WASHINGTON - The U.S. Catholic Church spent a total of $150.7 million on child protection efforts and to address allegations of clergy sexual abuse of minors in dioceses and religious orders between July 2013 and June 2014.

The May 22 referendum on same-sex marriage will affect the 75 per cent majority of Catholic priests who are registered civil officiators. If the referendum passes, Catholic priests might no longer perform the civil aspect of weddings meaning those who get married in the church will need to attend a separate civil ceremony.

Irish bishops consider options if same-sex referendum passes

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DUBLIN - Catholic bishops have not made any decision on whether priests should decline to perform civil aspects of weddings if a May 22 referendum on same-sex marriage is passed.

The family of Boston Marathon bombing victim Martin Richard walk along Boylston Street April 15 with a clergyman and Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, left, following a ceremony at the site of the second bomb blast on the second anniversary of the bombings. Mart in's father, Bill, smiles as he walks behind his daughter, Jane, second from left, son Henry and wife Denise, right. Young Martin was killed in the attack, just a few days shy of his ninth birthday.

Parents of slain child oppose death penalty for Boston Marathon bomber

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BOSTON - The parents of Martin Richard, the youngest victim killed in the Boston Marathon bombings two years ago, are asking that the death penalty be taken "off the table" for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

Members of the clergy hold candles during a vigil at the Balamand Monastery in Koura, Lebanon, June 22, to pray for the release of bishops kidnapped in northern Syria. Orthodox Metropolitan Paul of Aleppo and Syriac Orthodox Metropolitan Gregorios Yohanna of Aleppo were kidnapped April 22, 2013 in northern Syria while on a humanitarian mission.

Greek Orthodox patriarch: World remains silent about missing bishops

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BEIRUT - Commemorating the second anniversary of the kidnapping of two Syrian bishops, the Greek Orthodox patriarch lamented the indifference of the international community about their fate.

Cardinal Francis George greets people in 2003 following Mass in celebration of the 100th Anniversary of St. George's Church in Chicago. Cardinal George, 78, died April 17 after a long battle with cancer.

Cardinal George, 78, dies after long fight with cancer

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CHICAGO - Cardinal Francis E. George, the retired archbishop of Chicago who was the first native Chicagoan to head the archdiocese, died April 17 at his residence after nearly 10 years battling cancer. He was 78.

U.S. golfer Jordan Spieth smiles April 12 after sinking his putt on the 18th hole to win the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Course in Georgia. The 21-year-old golfer attended St. Monica's Catholic School in Dallas and graduated in 2011 from Jesuit College Prep in Dallas.

Masters champion Spieth, product of Dallas Jesuit prep school, remains humble

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DALLAS - Even after becoming the toast of the sports world, golfer Jordan Spieth, a 21-year-old Dallas Jesuit graduate, remained humble and down-to-earth as he worked the crowds at Augusta, handled the media and bantered with morning and late night talk show hosts after his historic win.

A student wearing face paint walks past wooden crosses during an April 14 memorial concert in Nairobi, Kenya, for the 147 people killed in an attack on Garissa University College. Pope Francis is calling for perpetrators of extremist violence in Kenya "t o come to their senses and seek mercy."

Pope urges those guilty of brutality in Kenya to 'come to their senses'

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VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis mourned the deaths of all those killed in extremist and ethnic violence in Kenya, and admonished the perpetrators to "come to their senses and seek mercy."

A clergyman joins others in a "Bring Back Our Girls" gathering in Paris April 14. A year after more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls were kidnapped, Lagos Cardinal Anthony Olubunmi Okogie said he believed that "God will answer our prayers" for their return.

Nigeria marks one year since Boko Haram kidnapped schoolgirls

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Nigerians staged ceremonies to remember the 219 schoolgirls abducted by the militant group Boko Haram in Chibok on April 14 one year ago.

Father Souhail Khoury celebrates Easter Monday Mass at St. Mary's Church in Iqrit, Israel, April 13. The residents were expelled by the Israeli army in 1948 and have never been able to return to the village.

In destroyed Israeli village, exiled residents unite at the church

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IQRIT, Israel - For the elders of Iqrit, their biggest regret in life is not having been able to raise their children together.

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