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Catholics remember Pope Francis as a friend of Africa, with some setting theology aside

Catholics remember Pope Francis as a friend of Africa, with some setting theology aside

BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Central African Republic’s capital had been torn apart by inter-religious violence leading up to Pope Francis’ 2015 visit , its streets haunted by fear and division.
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Legendary civil rights attorney Fred Gray honored with statue in Alabama

Legendary civil rights attorney Fred Gray honored with statue in Alabama

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Legendary attorney Fred Gray — once deemed the “chief counsel” of the Civil Rights Movement by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. — was honored with a statue outside the Alabama State Bar Association on Thursday.
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Amsterdam mayor apologizes for the city’s role in the Holocaust

Amsterdam mayor apologizes for the city’s role in the Holocaust

AMSTERDAM (AP) — The mayor of Amsterdam apologized Thursday for the role the Dutch capital played in the persecution of its Jewish citizens during World War II, saying the government at the time “let its Jewish residents down terribly.
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Tens of thousands file into St. Peter's Basilica to pay final respects to Pope Francis

Tens of thousands file into St. Peter's Basilica to pay final respects to Pope Francis

VATICAN CITY (AP) — So many mourners lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state in a simple wooden coffin inside St.
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Middle East latest: Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 50, many of them women and children

Middle East latest: Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 50, many of them women and children

Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip have killed at least 50 people, many of them women and children, the territory’s Health Ministry said Thursday.
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Pope Francis' ordinary shoes bring pride to his Argentine neighborhood - and his cobbler

Pope Francis' ordinary shoes bring pride to his Argentine neighborhood - and his cobbler

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The man who would become Pope Francis always bought his shoes in the same small store.
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What to know about the death of Pope Francis

What to know about the death of Pope Francis

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88 after a papacy of 12 years. Here are the key things to know about the death of the Argentine pontiff, the first from Latin America.
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Hong Kong allows outspoken Cardinal Joseph Zen to attend Pope Francis' funeral

Hong Kong allows outspoken Cardinal Joseph Zen to attend Pope Francis' funeral

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong's outspoken Roman Catholic Cardinal Joseph Zen was allowed to leave the southern Chinese city to attend Pope Francis' funeral in Vatican City.
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Who are Canada's cardinals? A look at the five dignitaries ahead of the papal funeral

Who are Canada's cardinals? A look at the five dignitaries ahead of the papal funeral

Cardinals from around the world are converging on Rome for the funeral of Pope Francis and upcoming meetings that will determine the next leader of the Catholic Church. A three-day public viewing is underway at St.
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A young nun says goodbye to Francis after hours in line with thousands of faithful

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Peruvian nun Alba Socola waited in line for almost five hours with thousands of other Catholics on Wednesday to enter St. Peter’s Basilica and give her final farewell to the late Pope Francis.
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