Pope Francis greets Barbara Henning, right, as Michael Haines, second from right, looks at them, during the pontiff's weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 25, 2015. Relatives of two British hostages killed by the Islamic State group have met with Pope Francis as part of efforts to unite people of different faiths to oppose religious extremism. Michael Haines, whose brother David was killed in September, 2014, and Barbara Henning, whose husband Alan was killed the following month, were brought up to greet Francis on the steps of St. Peter's Basilica after his rain-soaked general audience Wednesday. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano, Pool)
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