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U.S. Rep. Carson: Linking Faith With Fitness For Office Is 'Asinine'

12:41am September 22, 2015

Renee Montagne talks with Rep. Andre Carson, D-Ind., one of two Muslim members of Congress, about recent comments by Republican presidential candidates Ben Carson and Donald Trump about Muslims.

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Pope Francis To Cubans: Live In Service To Others, Not Ideology

11:29pm September 21, 2015

by Carrie Kahn

The pope spent his first full day in Cuba giving a mass to crowds gathered in Havana's Revolution Plaza, meeting the former president and speaking with Cuba's youth.

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Pope Francis Calls For Personal Transformation — Or Maybe Political

7:38pm September 21, 2015

by Carrie Kahn

During the pope's Cuba trip, he has called on people not to resist change. Analysts are examining his words and actions to figure out whether he means individual change or national.

Pope Francis Preaches Peaceful Politics In Cuba

4:44pm September 21, 2015

by Carrie Kahn

The pope celebrated Mass before a huge crowd in Revolution Square in Havana. His visit is intended to show solidarity with Cuba's long-suffering Catholic Church.

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Pope Francis, shown here at St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, will arrive in Washington on Sept. 22, his first-ever visit to the U.S.

What Should Americans Expect To Hear From The Pope?

4:43pm September 21, 2015

by Sylvia Poggioli

Pope Francis arrives in the United States next week. NPR's Sylvia Poggioli offers this preview of what to expect from the first Latin American pope with a global south perspective.

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Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson speaks at a presidential forum in Greenville, S.C., in September.

Council On American-Islamic Relations: Ben Carson Should Quit Presidential Race

4:16pm September 21, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

Nihad Awad, CAIR's president and founder, said Carson was "unfit to lead." Carson's view that a Muslim should not be president is inconsistent with the Constitution, Awad said.

Latino Chicago Parishioners Hold High Hopes For The Pope's Visit

2:10pm September 21, 2015

Father Manuel Dorantes of the Church of the Immaculate Heart in Chicago tells NPR's Linda Wertheimer what his mainly poor, Latino parishioners hope to hear from Pope Francis on his U.S. visit.

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A Priest Built A Vatican Replica Out Of A Half-Million Legos

7:54am September 21, 2015

It took Father Bob Simon 10 months to build the model of St. Peter's square, with a Lego pope blessing a large crowd including priests and nuns with selfie sticks. It's displayed in Philadelphia.

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Pope Francis gives Communion at the end of the first mass of his visit to Cuba in Havana's Revolution Square, on Sunday.

Francis Celebrates Mass In Havana's Revolution Square

6:23am September 21, 2015

by Scott Neuman

On the first full day of his visit to Cuba, the pontiff attracted thousands of people hoping to catch a glimpse of history's first Latin American pope.

Donald Trump waves at the end of a rally at Urbandale High School, in Urbandale, Iowa, on Sunday.

Trump: 'I Know So Many Muslims Who Are Fabulous People'

3:23pm September 20, 2015

by Scott Neuman

In interviews with the Sunday news shows, Trump dodged questions about whether he really believed that President Obama was a foreign-born Muslim.