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A woman washes clothes near makeshift tents Nov. 9 on the 40-acre diocesan compound in Bossangoa, Central African Republic. Bishop Nestor-Desire Nongo Aziagbia of Bossangoa says more than 35,000 people are living on the compound, seeking protection from rebels who are targeting Christians.

In Central African Republic, thousands turn to bishop for protection

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WASHINGTON - More than 35,000 people are living on the 40-acre diocesan compound in Bossangoa, Central African Republic, seeking protection from rebels who are targeting Christians, said the local bishop.

Survivors place a makeshift flag over a sports hall Nov. 20 destroyed by Typhoon Haiyan in Tacloban, Philippines. Philippine authorities, the U.S. military and international agencies face a mounting humanitarian crisis, with an estimated 4 million people displaced by Typhoon Haiyan when it came ashore Nov. 8.

Mass graves, no food: Church aid workers see great needs in Philippines

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MANILA, Philippines - Nearly two weeks after Super Typhoon Haiyan tore through the central Philippines, Catholic aid workers were seeing great needs.

Nuns help debrief stressed typhoon victims arriving in Manila

Nuns help debrief stressed typhoon victims arriving in Manila

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MANILA, Philippines - The grandstand of Villamor Air Base was buzzing with teams of workers trying to help people displaced by the super typhoon that struck the central Philippines 10 days earlier.

Pope Francis prays at the tomb of St. Peter inside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Nov. 2, All Souls' Day.

Vatican to display St. Peter's relics at final Mass of Year of Faith

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VATICAN CITY - For the first time, bones traditionally believed to be relics of St. Peter the Apostle will be displayed for public veneration in St. Peter's Square Nov. 24, at a Mass celebrated by Pope Francis to conclude the Year of Faith.

Bishop Hannan

Bishop set aside own grief to write Kennedy eulogy

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WASHINGTON - Auxiliary Bishop Philip Hannan of Washington was a close friend and confidant of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, but he had kept that friendship secret.

Fr. Huber

Vincentian administered last rites

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JEFFERSON CITY, MO. - The late Vincentian Father Oscar Huber, a native of Perryville in the St. Louis archdiocese, was a hard- working, dedicated pastor who made many friends throughout his years of faithful ministry. The priest, who died in 1975, is still remembered for all that. And for one other thing.

U.S. President John F. Kennedy and first lady, Jacqueline Kennedy, arrive at Love Field in Dallas Nov. 22, 1963.

JFK’s call to ‘ask not ...’ inspires to this day

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WASHINGTON - The Catholic president who admonished Americans to “Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country,” didn’t live to see how it played out, but there are plenty of people keeping his vision alive.

Bishop Miguel Patino Velazquez of Apatzingan, Mexico, poses for a photo in his office after celebrating Mass in Apatzingan Nov. 3. Bishop Patino has ministered for more than three decades in this mountainous region of Mexico's western Michoacan state kno wn as Tierra Caliente, or, "Hot Earth."

Mexican bishop becomes unlikely anti-crime crusader in Michoacan

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APATZINGAN, Mexico - Bishop Miguel Patino Velazquez of Apatzingan has ministered for more than three decades in this mountainous region of western Mexico known as "Tierra Caliente," or hot earth.

A priest stands in the partially destroyed Metropolitan Cathedral in Palo, Philippines, Nov. 15 in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Haiyan. The cathedral is one of many Catholic churches, schools and convents damaged or destroyed in the powerful storm.

In Philippines, signs of faith among ruins of typhoon

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MANILA, Philippines - In the week after Super Typhoon Haiyan cut a path of devastation across the central Philippines, faith remained strong among the hardest hit.

A woman cries as she and her grandchild wait to be airlifted to Manila at the airport in Tacloban, Philippines, Nov. 14. Typhoon Haiyan killed an estimated 2,500 people and left hundreds of thousands displaced in the central Philippines.

Southern Leyte residents see horrible sights on aid trips to Tacloban

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MANILA, Philippines - Normally the trip from Maasin to Tacloban takes about three hours, but with the fallen trees and debris, getting aid there takes longer, said a priest from Southern Leyte province.

A woman holds a rosary as she waits to board a military evacuation flight from the typhoon-battered city of Tacloban, Philippines, Nov. 13. Hundreds of thousands of people in Leyte province had been displaced by Typhoon Haiyan, one of the worst storms to hit land.

'Spiritual Marines' head to Tacloban to bless bodies after typhoon

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MANILA, Philippines - After days of watching televised scenes of dead bodies scattered around Tacloban, Order of Augustinian Recollect members organized a group of priests and a brother to bless bodies of people who died while fleeing the flood brought on by Typhoon Haiyan.

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