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Tanzania's Vice President Mohamed Gharib Bilal visits Mount Meru Hospital and consoles a man injured during an explosion at St. Joseph Mfanyakazi Catholic Church in Arusha, Tanzania, May 5. The bombing left at least two people dead and dozens injured.

At least two die in Tanzanian church bombing; nuncio unhurt

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VATICAN CITY - The deadly bombing of a new church in northern Tanzania left at least two people dead and a dozen injured while the Vatican nuncio escaped unharmed after the attack.

FDA 'acted irresponsibly' in lowering age for emergency contraceptives

FDA 'acted irresponsibly' in lowering age for emergency contraceptives

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WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration "acted irresponsibly" with its decision to lower the age limit from 17 to 15 for purchasing an over-the-counter emergency contraceptive, said an official of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Father Ibrahim Shomali gives Communion to Martin Rau of Germany during an outdoor Mass in an olive grove outside the Salesian Monastery in Beit Jalla, West Bank, Jan. 18. A planned routing of the Israeli separation barrier could isolate the monastery fro m the people it serves.

Israeli court OKs construction of barrier through Salesians' property

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JERUSALEM - An Israeli court has approved the construction of the Israeli separation barrier along a route that will nearly surround a convent and its primary school and confiscate most of their land on the outskirts of Beit Jalla, West Bank.

Pope Francis greets a boy as he arrives to lead his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican May 1.

Pope: Unemployment, slave labor go against God's plan, human dignity

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VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis called for an end to slave labor and human trafficking as well as greater efforts to create dignified work for more people.

Israeli President Shimon Peres, center, looks at frescos as he visits the Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi in Assisi, Italy, May 1. Pope Francis urged Israelis and Palestinians to resume talks and make "courageous decisions" to bring peace after his fir st meeting with Peres the previous day. The pope also accepted an invitation to visit the Holy Land.

Israeli president says all people can learn from St. Francis

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ASSISI, Italy - Becoming an honorary citizen of Assisi, Israeli President Shimon Peres said the town's most famous son, St. Francis, has important lessons to teach all people of good will.

Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in the Vatican Gardens, where Pope Benedict XVI will retire, is seen in this picture taken in January 2011.

Retired Pope Benedict set to return to Vatican May 2

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VATICAN CITY - Retired Pope Benedict XVI is scheduled to move into a remodeled convent at the Vatican May 2, the Vatican spokesman said.

Four wounded in church stabbing in Albuquerque; suspect held

Four wounded in church stabbing in Albuquerque; suspect held

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A suspect was being held on $75,000 bond after being arrested following the stabbing of four worshippers at an Albuquerque parish near the end of Mass April 28.

Israeli President Shimon Peres hands a copy of the Scriptures in English and Hebrew to Pope Francis during a private meeting at the Vatican April 30. Peres officially invited the pope to Israel and left their meeting telling him, "I am expecting you in Jerusalem and not just me, but all the people of Israel."

Israeli president invites pope to visit Jerusalem

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VATICAN CITY - Israeli President Shimon Peres officially invited Pope Francis to Israel and left their meeting at the Vatican telling the pope, "I am expecting you in Jerusalem and not just me, but all the people of Israel."

Chinese Bishop Aloysius Jin Luxian of Shanghai died April 27 at age 96. He is pictured meeting with visitors from the U.S. in this 2007 file photo. Bishop Jin, who spent decades in prison and work camps in atheist China, later negotiated a delicate balan ce between the country's state-sponsored church and the Vatican.

Shanghai's Bishop Jin, who worked to rebuild church, dies at 96

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SHANGHAI - Bishop Aloysius Jin Luxian of Shanghai, a prominent and controversial figure in the Chinese Catholic Church, died April 27 of pancreatic cancer. He was 96.

Belgian Archbishop Andre-Joseph Leonard of Mechelen-Brussels reacts after activists from FEMEN threw water at him during a conference at the Free University of Brussels in Belgium April 23. Four bare-breasted protesters disrupted an evening debate and wa ved placards with the slogan, "Stop homophobia."

Belgian bishops criticize women's water attack on archbishop

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BRUSSELS  - The Belgian bishops' conference criticized an attack on its president, Archbishop Andre Leonard of Mechelen-Brussels, during which he was soaked with water by half-naked women.

Ian Elliott, head of the National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church, said the seven audits, published April 24, show "clear evidence of steady progress in developing robust safeguarding structures" in the Church.

Irish audits show 'evidence of steady progress' dealing with abuse

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DUBLIN - The head of the Irish Catholic Church's child safeguarding watchdog said he is encouraged by the latest audits of the handling of abuse allegations by dioceses and a religious congregation.

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