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Local Priest In City Notorious For Crime Reacts To Pope Francis' Visit To Mexico

6:48pm February 14, 2016

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Father Kevin Mullins, a priest in crime-plagued Juarez, Mexico, about what his flock is hoping to hear from Pope Francis this week.

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Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia addresses a gathering in McLean, Va., in 2006. Scalia was a devout Roman Catholic, but said, "The only article in faith that plays any part in my judging is the commandment, 'Thou Shalt Not Lie.'"

Scalia Expressed His Faith With The Same Fervor As His Court Opinions

6:03pm February 14, 2016

by Tom Gjelten

He was one of six Catholics on the court and the most outspoken about his faith. But he said "the only article in faith that plays any part in my judging is the commandment, 'Thou Shalt Not Lie.'"

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Pope Francis waves from the popemobile upon arrival in Ecatepec — a rough, crime-plagued Mexico City suburb — on Sunday. Pope Francis has chosen to visit some of Mexico's most troubled regions during his five-day trip to the country.

In Poor, Crime-Ridden Mexican Community, Pope Critiques Inequality

2:19pm February 14, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

The pope called out "a society of the few and for the few" during an open-air mass in the impoverished and violent Mexico City suburb of Ecatepec on Sunday.

Afghanistan's Real-Life Romeo And Juliet

11:28am February 14, 2016

Rachel Martin speaks with Rod Nordland about his new book, "The Lovers: Afghanistan's Romeo and Juliet," the true story of a love affair between a boy and a girl of different backgrounds.

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Pope Francis Meets Head Of Russian Orthodox Church In Havana

7:42pm February 12, 2016

by Tom Gjelten

Pope Francis and the Russian Orthodox patriarch met in Havana, Cuba, on Friday. It's the first time a pope has met with a Russian patriarch since eastern and western Christianity diverged in the 11th century and have since evolved somewhat independent of each other.

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The head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill (left), kisses Pope Francis as they meet at JosÃ© MartÃ International Airport in Havana on Friday.

Pope, Head Of The Russian Orthodox Church Meet For The First Time

6:42pm February 12, 2016

by Laura Wagner

Pope Francis and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill met Friday in Havana. It's the first time leaders of the two churches have met since a schism 1,000 years ago divided Christianity.

Pope Francis will meet Patriarch Kirill in Cuba, in a historic step to heal the 1,000-year schism that has divided the Roman Catholic and Russian Orthodox churches.

Will Cuba Meeting Of Pope And Patriarch Help Heal A 1,000-Year Rift?

6:35pm February 12, 2016

by Tom Gjelten

The split dates from when Christianity first spread through the Roman Empire. Friday's meeting between Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill is the culmination of longstanding efforts to promote dialogue.

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Pope To Visit Mexico As Priests Find Themselves On Drug War's Front Lines

4:52pm February 11, 2016

by Carrie Kahn

Pope Francis travels to Mexico on Friday, a country where suspected narco-traffickers have murdered nearly a dozen Catholic priests in the last few years.

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The city of Ecatepec, Mexico, whitewashed nearly 4 miles of a wall along the pope's travel route and gave 50 local graffiti artists a spot to lay-up their best Francis-inspired drawing.

Mexican City Gets Makeover Just In Time For Pope Visit

4:29pm February 11, 2016

by Carrie Kahn

The city of Ecatepec, Mexico, got a makeover just in time for the Pope Francis' visit, which will undoubtedly show the schism between Francis' progressive church and Mexico's conservative hierarchy.

As members of the local Muslim community, Summer Hamad and her daughter Marjan Hamad were personally affected by the murder of three young Muslim-Americans in Chapel Hill, N.C. on Feb. 10th, 2015. After the shootings, they both decided to begin wearing th

Muslim Community Remembers Chapel Hill Victims

11:45pm February 10, 2016

by Reema Khrais

A year after a gunman killed 3 young Muslim-Americans in North Carolina, many in the local Muslim community has responded by being more vocal and visible around issues of faith.

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