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Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, major archbishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Church

Head of Ukrainian Catholic Church skeptical of papal-Orthodox declaration

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WASHINGTON  - The joint declaration signed Feb. 12 in Cuba between Pope Francis and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill of Moscow has met with a tepid reaction from Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, major archbishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Church.

Pope Francis answers questions from journalists aboard his flight from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, to Rome Feb. 17.

Building walls to keep immigrants out is not Christian, Pope says

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ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM MEXICO - As the plane carrying him back to Rome from Mexico was flying over Texas, Pope Francis insisted building walls to keep immigrants out of one's country is un-Christian.

A man takes a photo of a life-size cutout of Pope Francis at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas, Feb. 17. Thousands filled the stadium to watch Pope Francis celebrate Mass in nearby Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. It was simulcast on the stadium's big screen.

Slow day at Sun Bowl turns into party, then settles down for Mass viewing

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EL PASO, Texas - By the time the action started at the Sun Bowl Stadium Feb. 17 for the simulcast of Pope Francis' Mass from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, scarcely a few hundred people had arrived.

Pope Francis answers questions from journalists aboard his flight from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, to Rome Feb. 17.

In Zika outbreak, contraceptives may be 'lesser evil,' Pope says

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ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM MEXICO - With physicians across Central and South American urging women to postpone pregnancy because of the Zika virus that causes birth defects, Pope Francis said using contraceptives could be a "lesser evil."

Pope Francis arrives in procession to celebrate Mass at the fairgrounds in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Feb. 17.

‘No more death, no more exploitation,’ Pope says at U.S.-Mexico border

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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico - Speaking from the symbolic platform of the U.S.-Mexico border, Pope Francis pleaded for the plight of immigrants while warning those refusing to offer safe shelter and passage that their actions and inhospitable attitudes were bringing about dishonor and self-destruction as their hearts hardened and they "lost their sensitivity to pain."

Pope Francis prays at a cross on the border with El Paso, Texas, before celebrating Mass at the fairgrounds in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Feb. 17.

In silence, Pope remembers migrants who cross Mexican-U.S. border

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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico - At the border of Mexico and the United States, Pope Francis blessed a large cross in memory of all the people who have crossed the frontier.

Pope Francis accepts a gift during a meeting with workers and employers at the Colegio de Bachilleres of the Mexican state of Chihuahua in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Feb. 17

Stop slavery; negotiate wages, working conditions, Pope urges Mexicans

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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico - God will hold humanity responsible for enslaving the poor and treating people as less important than profits, Pope Francis told Mexican workers and business leaders.

Panel urges deeper look at immigration to see 'moral implications'

Panel urges deeper look at immigration to see 'moral implications'

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EL PASO, Texas - The supposed political hues of Pope Francis' visit to Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, recently raised by a U.S. presidential candidate and media coverage of those remarks came up during a news conference with Catholic officials in El Paso today.

Pope Francis accepts a crucifix from a prisoner as he visits Cereso prison in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Feb. 17.

Pope tells Mexican prisoners society needs system of 'social health'

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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico - Pope Francis urged society to rethink its ideas of locking up inmates and throwing away the key, calling such an approach another symptom of the "throwaway culture" he often decries and "a symptom of a culture that has stopped supporting life, of a society that has abandoned its children."

Pope Francis scolds a person in the crowd after he was pulled onto a boy in a wheelchair during a Feb. 16 visit to a stadium in Morelia, Mexico, in a still image from pool video.

Pope snaps at pilgrim who caused him to fall into boy in wheelchair

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MORELIA, Mexico - Excitement turned potentially dangerous and elicited an angry snap from Pope Francis at a meeting with young people in Morelia Feb. 16.

Pope Francis greets girls in traditional dress during a meeting with young people at the Jose Maria Morelos Pavon Stadium in Morelia, Mexico, Feb. 16.

Jesus calls us to be disciples, not hitmen, pope tells youth

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MORELIA, Mexico - Jesus never sends anyone out as a hitman, dealing in death, but calls Christians to be his disciples and friends, Pope Francis told Mexico's youth.

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