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Sister Clare Roy, a member of the Missionaries of Charity, closes her eyes and clasps her hands as she speaks during a conference at the United Nations Sept. 9 on St. Teresa of Calcutta's enduring message to the international community.

Mother Teresa upheld as the human face of eternal hope at U.N.

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UNITED NATIONS – St. Teresa of Calcutta was described as the human face of eternal hope who embodied the founding principles of the world body during a program honoring her canonization.

In Kindjani, Niger, people collect water that was delivered to the community by Catholic Relief Services.

Countries bordering Nigeria help those displaced by Boko Haram

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CAPE TOWN, South Africa – When aid worker El-hedji Gombe Abba was growing up, very little happened on the road that runs through Niger's Diffa region into the city, but nowadays people fleeing Boko Haram violence form a seemingly endless line along it.

A fireball erupts from the south tower of the World Trade Center as the second of two hijacked airlines crash into the building in the morning of September 11, 2001.

Remembering 9/11, a rabbi and imam nurture interfaith friendships

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NEW YORK – Like many Americans, New York University chaplains Imam Khalid Latif and Rabbi Yehuda Sarna remember exactly where they were on Sept. 11, 2001. Both men say that day and its aftermath were pivotal in defining what they now see as their lives’ mission: to promote a vision for interfaith engagement based on personal relationships.

A clergyman holds a religious picture during a rally by pro-European Union protesters in Kiev, Ukraine. Ukrainians are finding it hard to understand why the world is paying so little attention to the conflict in Ukraine.

A nation at war, Ukraine turns to the Lord

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With 10,000 dead in Ukraine’s eastern Donbass region, Russian tanks and missile systems massing on the eastern border, two million internally displaced Ukrainians, Crimea already under Russian rule and the Ukrainian Black Sea fleet sunk or stolen, Fr. Peter Galadza is putting his trust in the politics of the beatitudes.

Supporters of stronger gun control legislation gather at a rally in mid-July outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Arguments about violence, guns and which kinds of arms should be available to the public long have been a staple in modern-day presidential elections, and this year it's no different.

The battle over gun regulation returns to the U.S. election season

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WASHINGTON – On the campaign trail, Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump recently referenced the increasing violence in Chicago, which reached an infamous milestone this summer: the most violent August the city has seen in 20 years.

King Abdullah II of Jordan in 2011. The Jordanian monarch told visiting delegates from the Middle East Council of Churches on Sept. 7 that Arabs of all faith share a responsibility in addressing the challenges facing the region.

Jordan's king: Muslims must help Christians address Mideast challenges

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AMMAN, Jordan – Jordan's King Abdullah II told a visiting delegation from the Middle East Council of Churches that his country has become a model for coexistence, fraternity and moderation in the Middle East.

A photo of Polish president Andrzej Duda from March 2015. Duda wrote to Catholic and Anglican church leaders asking them to help protect Polish migrants in the midst of rising xenophobic activities in the U.K.

Polish president asks English church leaders to help protect migrants

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MANCHESTER, England – Polish President Andrzej Duda has asked church leaders in England to help to protect Polish migrants from the mounting threat of xenophobic violence and abuse.

The city of Wenzhou, China as seen in 2012. Chinese authorities reportedly arrested the coadjutor bishop of Wenzhou Peter Shao Zhumin.

Chinese authorities arrest Wenzhou coadjutor after death of bishop

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ROME – Chinese authorities arrested the coadjutor bishop of Wenzhou, China, and local faithful said it was to prevent him from taking possession of the diocese after the death of Bishop Vincent Zhu Weifang.

Relatives and friends of a miner mourn near his casket Aug. 25 after he was killed during clashes with police in Sayari, Bolivia. Large-scale mining and extractives operations are failing to deliver economic benefits while causing environmental damages and human suffering throughout Latin America, said a coalition of church organizations and environmental groups.

Latin American coalition says mining causing damage, not delivering benefits

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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – Large-scale mining and extractive operations are failing to deliver economic benefits while causing environmental damage and human suffering throughout Latin America, said a coalition of church organizations and environmental groups.

A 2006 photo of Franciscan St. Elizabeth hospital in Lafayette, Indiana. This is one of a number of hospital that will be dropping the saint names.

Saint names dropped from 12 Midwest U.S. hospitals

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The names of saints will no longer grace a dozen Midwestern hospitals in the United States.

Chileans rally in downtown Santiago to show support for life Sept. 3. The South American nation is considering legislation to allow abortion in limited circumstances.

Chileans rally for life as government considers abortion

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SANTIAGO, Chile – On a hot, sunny spring afternoon, 100,000 Christians from all walks of life traveled downtown to celebrate life. Santiago's pedestrian street, Paseo Bulnes, was packed tight with people from all over Chile. Many of them were neatly dressed: the men in slacks and dress shirts, the women in dresses looking as if they were going to church.

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