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Hudda Ibrahim talks about her new children's book &quot;What Color Is My Hijab&quot; during an interview Tuesday, June 30, 2020, in St. Cloud, Minn. (Dave Schwarz/The St. Cloud Times via AP)

Children’s book on the hijab puts Muslim girls in spotlight

By NORA G. HERTEL - Associated Press

Women shout during a protest against gender violence outside the National Palace that includes the presidential office and residence, in Mexico City, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020. The killing of a 7-year-old girl on the southern outskirts of Mexico City has stoked rising anger over the brutal slayings of women, including one found stabbed to death and skinned earlier this month. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Murdered Mexico City girl buried amid grief, outrage

By PETER ORSI - Associated Press

Relics of Fatima child saints stolen from Italian church

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Pope Francis delivers his homily during a mass at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fatima Saturday, May 13, 2017, in Fatima, Portugal. The pontiff canonized on Saturday two poor, illiterate shepherd children whose visions of the Virgin Mary 100 years ago marked one of the most important events of the 20th-century Catholic Church. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope makes 2 Fatima children saints on centenary of visions

By NICOLE WINFIELD and BARRY HATTON - Associated Press

A white dove is tied to a wooden crucifix carried by pilgrims arriving at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fatima Friday, May 12, 2017, in Fatima, Portugal. Pope Francis will canonize on Saturday two poor, illiterate shepherd children whose visions of the Virgin Mary 100 years ago marked one of the most important events of the 20th-century Catholic Church. (AP Photo/Paulo Duarte)

The Latest: Pope Francis says mercy comes before judgment

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Joao Batista, left, and Lucila Yurie, from Brazil, deliver a statement at the Fatima Sanctuary Thursday, May 11 2017, in Fatima, Portugal. Batista and Yuri are the parents of a boy whose surprise recovery from a severe brain injury was used by the Vatican to make two Portuguese children saints. Pope Francis is visiting the Fatima shrine on May 12 and 13 to canonize Jacinta and Francisco Marto, two Portuguese shepherd children whose &quot;visions&quot; of the Virgin Mary 100 years ago turned the sleepy farming town of Fatima into a major Catholic pilgrimage site. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

Brazilian boy’s survival of brain injury is Fatima ‘miracle’

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