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The collapsed building in New Orleans is seen Aug. 30, 2021, after Hurricane Ida ripped through area.

New Orleans Archdiocese assesses damage from Hurricane Ida

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NEW ORLEANS -- With most of South Louisiana cut off from electrical power due to the 150-mph winds of Hurricane Ida, the Archdiocese of New Orleans announced Aug. 30 that all schools, along with its main administrative offices, would remain closed until at least Labor Day, Sept. 6.

Earthquake victims wait in line for food provided by the World Food Program at a school in Port Salut, Haiti, Aug. 24, 2021.

Post-quake Haiti: Funerals and a daily quest for food, water, shelter

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Two weeks after Haiti's Aug. 14 earthquake, the country's southwest peninsula is still marked by funerals, aftershocks and a daily search for clean water, food and shelter.

Cubans protests against the government in Cuba.

Expats support Cubans’ freedom fight

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“Libertad! Libertad! Libertad!” Since July 11, the Spanish chant of liberty has sounded loud at solidarity rallies throughout Canada, the U.S. and, most fervently, in cities across Cuba as its inhabitants in a rare show of defiance against their government seek emancipation from the authoritarian regime ushered in by Fidel Castro in 1959.

Mexican diocese condemns murder of local journalist

Mexican diocese condemns murder of local journalist

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MEXICO CITY -- A Mexican diocese has condemned the murder of a journalist in Veracruz state, saying the crime threatens freedom of expression.

Cardinal Raymond L. Burke walks in the ninth national March for Life in Rome May 18, 2019. The Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in La Crosse, Wis., reported Aug. 21, 2021, that the cardinal, who remained hospitalized for COVID-19, was removed from a ventilator, taken out of ICU and returned to a regular hospital room.

Cardinal Burke remains hospitalized, but he's off ventilator, out of ICU

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LA CROSSE, Wis. -- Cardinal Raymond L. Burke remained hospitalized for COVID-19 but as of Aug. 21 he was taken off a ventilator that he had been on for some days and taken out of the ICU to be returned to a regular hospital room, according to the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in La Crosse.

A lab technician works with samples in one of the research laboratories for molecular medicine, genetic and rare diseases at Rome's Bambino Gesu pediatric hospital Jan. 17, 2019.

German bishops concerned prenatal Down syndrome test will become routine

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BERLIN -- German bishops are concerned that a decision guaranteeing German health insurers will pay for pregnant women's blood tests to detect Down syndrome will lead to abortion.

U.S. Cardinal Raymond L. Burke, pictured in an Oct. 1, 2020, photo in Rome, says he has tested positive for COVID-19.

U.S. Cardinal Burke on ventilator, 'serious but stable'

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VATICAN CITY -- U.S. Cardinal Raymond L. Burke remains hospitalized, on a ventilator, "in serious but stable condition" with COVID-19, a spokesman said late Aug. 17.

Two nuns killed in South Sudan after vehicle ambushed along highway

Two nuns killed in South Sudan after vehicle ambushed along highway

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NAIROBI, Kenya -- Two Catholic nuns were shot and killed along a highway in South Sudan Aug. 16 as they were returning home to Juba. Seven other sisters survived the attack.

The destroyed Immaculate Conception Church is pictured in Les Anglais, Haiti, Aug. 14, 2021, after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake. At least 18 people were reported killed in the church.

Priest killed, one missing as church assesses damage from Haiti quake

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LES CAYES, Haiti -- The magnitude 7.2 earthquake that struck Haiti collapsed the bishop's residence in Les Cayes, killing one priest, leaving one missing and injuring Cardinal Chibly Langlois.

Students affiliated with the Lebanese Forces hold white roses and stand next to body bags in Beirut Aug. 4 in memory of victims of the 2020 Beirut port explosion. Pope Francis is urging the international community to help Lebanon with concrete action so it may rise again as sign of peace and fraternity for the Middle East.

Pope Francis marks anniversary with appeal for aid

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VATICAN CITY -- Marking the one-year anniversary of a deadly explosion in Beirut, Pope Francis said Lebanon needs concrete help — not just words — from the international community so it can emerge once again as a symbol of fraternity and peace for the Middle East.

A health care worker administers a COVID-19 vaccine to a Marymount University student.

Poll shows faith a factor in vaccine acceptance

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WASHINGTON -- There are large differences between religious groups in the United States in their attitudes toward getting the COVID-19 vaccine for themselves or for their children, according to a poll released Aug. 5 by the Public Religion Research Institute.

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