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Pope Prays for Victims of Oklahoma Tornado Tuesday, May 21, 2013 VATICAN CITY (CNS) — As the death toll rose from the massive tornado that struck near Oklahoma City May 20, Pope Francis offered a special prayer for the victims during his early morning Mass May 21, offered his condolences through his Twitter account and through a message to the city's archbishop.

Diversity Is a Blessing When All Are United in Faith, Pope Says Monday, May 20, 2013 VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Calling for unity — not uniformity — in the church, Pope Francis said diversity is a blessing only when all Catholics recognize and follow church teaching.

Parishioners Mobilize after Tornado in Northern Texas Sunday, May 19, 2013 GRANBURY, Texas (CNS) — "Overwhelmed." That's how relief volunteer Julie Lyssy described the families who sought shelter inside St. Frances Cabrini's Family Life Center after a tornado ravaged their neighborhoods May 15.

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FAIRFAX, Va. (CNS) — A diverse group of young college women lounged on couches at the entrance of the George Mason University Student Union on a recent afternoon. Saturday, May 18, 2013 Campus Missionaries Help College Students Find 'Meaning' Saturday, May 18, 2013	WASHINGTON (CNS) — Human trafficking is so widespread that congregations of women religious are uniting in a nationwide effort to limit its reach. Wednesday, May 15, 2013 Women Religious Unite in Effort to End Human Trafficking Wednesday, May 15, 2013
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Bishop Juan Ignacio Arrieta has a special briefcase he uses exclusively to carry documentation for a project that would completely revise an entire section of the Catholic Church's basic law. Friday, May 17, 2013 Vatican Legal: Project Underway to Update Sections of Canon Law Friday, May 17, 2013	VATICAN CITY (CNS) — U.S. Cardinal Raymond L. Burke and U.S. pro-life leaders joined tens of thousands of demonstrators in Italy's third annual March for Life May 12, which ended with a personal greeting from Pope Francis. Tuesday, May 14, 2013 Tens of Thousands March for Life in Rome Tuesday, May 14, 2013
WASHINGTON (CNS) — As Oregon scientists announced May 15 that they had successfully converted human skin cells into embryonic stem cells, the chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Pro-Life Activities warned that the technique is morally troubling on many levels. Thursday, May 16, 2013 Embryonic Stem-Cell Advance Decried as Morally Troubling Thursday, May 16, 2013	VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis warned against "gentrification of the heart" as a consequence of comfortable living, and called on the faithful to "touch the flesh of Christ" by caring for the needy. Monday, May 13, 2013 Pope Canonizes More Than 800 Saints Monday, May 13, 2013

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