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Standing by a mural of Pope Francis on a church, traffic police direct vehicles to get off the road as a government vehicle convoy passes through Juba, South Sudan, Feb. 2, 2023. (Credit: Ben Curtis/AP.)

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Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle in the Vatican press office on Sept. 27, 2017. (Credit: Andrew Medechini/AP.)

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India security officers inspect the site of a terrorist attack in Kashmir on April 23, 2025. (Credit: Associated Press.)

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People demonstrate against the government over its deal with the United States in Panama City on May 6, 2025. (Credit: Matias Delacroix/AP.)

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A woman mourns the death of a family member following an attack in the Zike farming community in north-central Nigeria on April 15, 2025. (Credit: Samson Omale/AP.)

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