Religion
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Vandals strike mission days after pope canonizes Serra
Sep 27, 2015 7:00 am - CARMEL, Calif. (AP) - Police in Northern California say vandals defaced a statue of Father Junipero (hoo-NEE-perr-oh) Serra at the Carmel Mission, where the remains of t...
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The Latest: At airport, Francis thanks trip organizers
Sep 27, 2015 7:00 am - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Latest developments in Pope Francis' visit to the United States. All times local: 6:40 p.m. Pope Francis is expressing his gratitude to about 400 lea...
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Arlington Heights deacon: Seeing Pope Francis was a 'miracle'Sep 27, 2015 1:00 am - Deacon Don Grossnickle wouldn't miss an opportunity to attend Mass in the United States with Pope Francis, but the way his weekend came together was “somewhat of a mirac...
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Mark Wahlberg gets in a 'Ted' joke while emceeing for pope
Sep 26, 2015 7:00 am - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Within an hour of the start of a festival headlined by Pope Francis, Mark Wahlberg already had made a joke about his raunchy movie "Ted." The actor w...
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The Latest: Pope Francis wraps up first day in Philadelphia
Sep 26, 2015 7:00 am - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Latest developments in Pope Francis' visit to the United States. All times local: 9:45 p.m. Pope Francis has wrapped up his first day in Philadelphia...
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Pope Francis shares stage with Queen of Soul, Bocelli
Sep 26, 2015 7:00 am - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Pope Francis and an admiring throng of thousands enjoyed a little music from the Queen of Soul, Andrew Bocelli and others at the end of his first day...
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Pope visits Philadelphia, extols America's founding ideals
Sep 26, 2015 7:00 am - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - He spoke at Independence Hall, where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed. He stood at the very lectern Abraham Lincoln u...
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At Philadelphia airport, pope kisses head of disabled boy
Sep 26, 2015 7:00 am - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Pope Francis kissed the forehead of a boy with cerebral palsy after landing in Philadelphia on Saturday morning, coaxing a small smile from the sever...
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'Blood Moon' seen as sign of end times by some MormonsSep 26, 2015 1:00 am - SALT LAKE CITY - A rare confluence of a lunar eclipse and a supermoon set to happen this weekend has prompted such widespread fear of an impending apocalypse that the Mo...
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Volunteers pitch in to help Hanover Park homeownerSep 26, 2015 1:00 am - Karla Hensley has been battling an expensive mold problem in her Hanover Park home for years, and she was grateful to get some much needed help with it on Saturday. Over...