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The Rev. Al Sharpton joins others in a prayer led by the Rev. Jesse Jackson at a community forum held Monday at Macedonia Baptist Church in Eatonville, Fla., in connection with the Trayvon Martin case. (Associated Press)

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Pope Benedict XVI waves after praying before the Virgin of Charity of Cobre, Cuba’s patron saint, in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, on March 27, 2012, the second day of the pontiff's three-day Cuban tour. (Associated Press)

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Pope Benedict XVI walks by the Virgen of the Chariry of Cobre before conducting a Mass at Revolution Square in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, on March 26, 2012. The pope is in Cuba for a three-day visit. (Associated Press)

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Pope Benedict XVI presides over a Mass at Revolution Square in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, on March 26, 2012. The pope is in Cuba for a three-day visit. (Associated Press)

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Pope Benedict XVI (right) celebrates a Mass at Revolution Square in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, on March 26, 2012. The pope is in Cuba for a three-day visit. (Associated Press)

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Pope Benedict XVI waves to faithful from his popemobile as he arrives at Revolution Square to conduct a Mass in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, on March 26, 2012. The pope is in Cuba for a three-day visit. (Associated Press)

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Pope Benedict XVI waves to faithful from his popemobile as he arrives at Revolution Square to conduct a Mass in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, on March 26, 2012. The pope is in Cuba for a three-day visit. (Associated Press)

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Cuban-American Nestor Machado, who left Cuba 52 years ago, takes pictures outside the Virgin of Charity of Cobre Catholic church in El Cobre near Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, on March 26, 2012. More than 300 Cuban-Americans and other pilgrims have arrived in Cuba for Pope Benedict XVI's visit on a trip led by Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski. (Associated Press)

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Pope Benedict XVI waves from the popemobile in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, on March 26, 2012. The pope is in Cuba for a three-day visit. (Associated Press)

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A woman covers her face from the sun with an image of Pope Benedict XVI while waiting March 26, 2012, with others for the pope's arrival at the Antonio Maceo Revolution Square, where he celebrated Mass in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. (Associated Press)

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With a billboard showing Cuba's leader Fidel Castro in the background, Pope Benedict XVI arrives aboard the popemobile in Revolution Square to celebrate a Mass in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, on March 26, 2012. The pope is in Cuba for a three-day visit. (Associated Press)

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Pope Benedict XVI waves from the popemobile in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, on March 26, 2012. The pope is in Cuba for a three-day visit. (Associated Press)

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People, among them a man waving a Cuban flag, wait March, 26, 2012, for the arrival of Pope Benedict XVI at the Antonio Maceo Revolution Square in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, where he will celebrate Mass. (Associated Press)

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Pope Benedict XVI arrives in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, on March 26, 2012. The pope is in Cuba for a three-day visit. (Associated Press)

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The Virgin of Charity of Cobre, among the most powerful Catholic icons in the world, helped bring Pope Benedict XVI to Cuba, where he will celebrate Masses in Santiago and Havana. (Associated Press)

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Pope Benedict XVI waves at flag-waving crowds from the popemobile as he is driven through the streets of Santiago, Cuba, after his arrival Monday. The government assisted with the turnout by adding special transportation and giving workers a paid day off. (Associated Press)

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Demonstrators holding signs reading "People of faith for health care" gather in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building in D.C., on March 26, 2012, to "pray for moral discernment" as the court hears oral arguments on the challenges to the Affordable Care Act, Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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An Egyptian protester waves the national flag March 23, 2012, as others attend the Friday noon prayer in Cairo's Tahrir Square. (Associated Press)

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A man sits on a fence at Antonio Maceo Revolution Square on Sunday, March 25, 2012, in Santiago, Cuba. Pope Benedict XVI, who arrives in the city on Monday, will celebrate Mass on the square. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

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Members of Christian faith organizations kneel in prayer in front of the Supreme Court in Washington on Sunday as part of "Encircle the Court in Prayer" on the eve of the Supreme Court arguments on President Obama's health care legislation. (Associated Press)