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December 17, 2012

Pope expresses grief over Newtown shooting, calls for acts of peace

Pope Benedict XVI celebrates the Eucharist during Mass at St. Patrick Parish in the eastern suburbs of Rome Dec. 16. Upon returning to the Vatican for the noon Angelus, the pope offered his condolences and prayers to those affected by the Dec. 14 shootin g massacre at a Newtown, Conn., elementary school.

VATICAN CITY - After 20 children and six adults were shot dead in Connecticut, Pope Benedict XVI offered

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