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Pope Francis answers questions from journalists aboard his flight from Yerevan, Armenia, to Rome June 26.

Christians should apologize for helping marginalize gays, Pope says

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ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM ARMENIA – Catholics and other Christians not only must apologize to the gay community, they must ask forgiveness of God for ways they have discriminated against homosexual persons or fostered hostility toward them, Pope Francis said.

Pope Francis and Catholicos Karekin II, patriarch of the Armenian Apostolic Church, arrive for an ecumenical meeting and prayer for peace in Republic Square in Yerevan, Armenia, June 25.

Martyred Christians suffer ‘ecumenism of blood,’ Pope, patriarch say

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YEREVAN, Armenia – Applying the common faith they professed publicly earlier in the day, Pope Francis and Armenian Apostolic Catholicos Karekin II urged common action on behalf of persecuted Christians, welcome for refugees and defense of the family.

Catholicos Karekin II, patriarch of the Armenian Apostolic Church, exchanges greetings with Pope Francis during a divine liturgy at Etchmiadzin in Vagharshapat, Armenia, June 26.

Brotherly embrace: Pope, Armenian leader highlight Christian unity

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VAGHARSHAPAT, Armenia – Recognizing that the church of Christ is one and that Christian divisions are a "scandal" to the world, Pope Francis and Armenian Apostolic Catholicos Karekin II offered their faithful the example of praying and working together.
Pope Francis uses incense as he celebrates Mass in Vartanants Square in Gyumri, Armenia, June 25.

Be known for your love, Pope Francis tells people of Armenia

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GYUMRI, Armenia – Acts of love and kindness must be a Christian's "calling card," the characteristic that identifies them more than anything, Pope Francis told Catholics in northern Armenia.
Pope Francis visits the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial in Yerevan, Armenia, June 25. The monument honors the estimaged 1.5 million Armenians killed by Ottoman Turks in 1915-18. The icon behind the pope represents those killed.

Never again: Pope prays for Armenian genocide victims, future peace

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YEREVAN, Armenia – In silence and in prayer while a mournful hymn was sung, Pope Francis formally paid tribute to the estimated 1.5 million Armenians killed by Ottoman Turks in 1915-18.
Chicago Archbishop Blase J. Cupich of Chicago, pictured here, and Bishop Kevin J. Farrell of Dallas are calling for a ban on the sale of military-style assault weapons.

U.S. bishops seek assault weapons ban, say civilians have no need for them

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WASHINGTON – Two U.S. church leaders called for a ban on the sale of military-style assault weapons, saying they have no place in the hands of civilians.

A photo of Trento, Italy from 2006. The Daughters of the Sacred Heart Institute in Trento was fined for dismissing a gay teacher at the school.

Catholic school in Italy fined for firing gay teacher

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ROME – A Catholic school in northern Italy has been found guilty of discriminating against a gay teacher in a case sparked when a nun quizzed the employee on her sexual orientation.

Catholicos Karekin II, patriarch of the Armenian Apostolic Church, and Pope Francis arrive to visit the Armenian Apostolic Cathedral at Etchmiadzin in Vagharshapat, Armenia, June 24.

Pope arrives in Armenia, speaks of faith, hope and future

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YEREVAN, Armenia – A solid, sorrow-tested Christian faith gives believers the strength to overcome even the most horrific adversity, forgive one's enemies and live in peace, Pope Francis said.
A British flag which was washed away by heavy rains lies on the street in London June 24, 2016 after Britain voted to leave the European Union in the Brexit referendum.

Brexit victory prompts prayers amid economic, political turmoil

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Britain’s vote to leave the European Union — sending economic shockwaves across the globe, driving out the prime minister and crashing the British pound — has faith leaders facing a new challenge: How to reconcile this act of national door-slamming on the EU with a religious message of welcoming the stranger and resolving conflicts through dialogue.

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, in red vestments, greets young people during a June 18 visit to Lviv, Ukraine. Although his visit included meetings with the state officials, church leaders and religious communities, Cardinal Parolin said the main purpose was to express the solidarity with people suffering from the war in the east.

Cardinal Parolin shows solidarity with Ukrainians suffering from war

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LVIV, Ukraine – Liza, 15, left Donetsk in June 2014. Her father was a pro-Ukrainian activist, and it became too dangerous for her and her mother to remain in Donetsk, which pro-Russian militants later made the headquarters of their self-proclaimed republic. 

U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Cadillac, Mich., March 4.

Trump to top evangelicals: ‘I’m so on your side, I’m a tremendous believer’

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NEW YORK – Donald Trump began his crucial meeting with nearly 1,000 Christian conservatives June 21 by telling them he is a “tremendous believer” and that rather than praying for all the nation’s leaders they should “pray to get everybody out to vote for one specific person.”

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