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President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pose for a photo June 30, at a military demarcation line at the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, in Panmunjom, South Korea. After praying the Angelus with pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square June 30, Pope Francis called the historic meeting a “good example of a culture of encounter.” (CNS photo/KCNA via Reuters)

Pope applauds Trump, Kim meeting in North Korea

Junno Arocho Esteves
July 2, 2019
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Pope Francis called President Donald Trump’s meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a positive step toward world peace.

Migrants check into a shelter in Salto de Agua, Mexico, during a power outage June 28. The shelter has seen a surge in migrants arriving in recent months. (CNS photo/David Agren)

Migrant shelters suffer harassment as Mexico toughens enforcement

David Agren
July 1, 2019
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A Franciscan-run migrant shelter along the Mexican-Guatemala border has endured a steady stream of harassment from politicians, police officers, immigration officials and even organized crime.

A priest hears Pope Francis’ confession during a Lenten penance service in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican March 29. In the light of “a worrying negative prejudice” against the Catholic Church, Pope Francis ordered the publication of a document affirming the absolute secrecy of everything said in confession and calling on priests to defend it at all costs, even at the cost of their lives. (CNS photo/Andrew Medichini, pool via Reuters)

Secrecy of confession must never be violated, Vatican says

Cindy Wooden
July 1, 2019
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Pope Francis ordered the publication of a document affirming the absolute secrecy of everything said in confession and calling on priests to defend it at all costs, even at the cost of their lives.

A protester holds a sign outside the U.S. Supreme Court June 27, 2019, after the court ruled on adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census. The 5-4 ruling, which was written by Chief Justice John Roberts and joined in part by the other justices, said the Trump administration's reason for adding the citizenship question "seems to have been contrived." (CNS photo/Carlos Barria, Reuters)

Supreme Court stops citizenship question in census, for now

Carol Zimmermann
June 28, 2019

The Supreme Court, for now, blocked the Trump administration’s added citizenship question to the 2020 census, sending the case back to a lower court.

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