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Catholic friars from the Dominican order walk past the White House in Washington on Tuesday, May 24, 2011, on their pilgrimage from the Dominican House of Studies in Northeast Washington to St. Dominic's Parish in Southwest. This is the first time the friars have held the pilgrimage, which commemorated the date that St. Dominic's body was moved from its original grave to its current resting place in Bologna, Italy. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Father James Brenth says a blessing for Wendall Wills of Washington outside the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington on Tuesday, May 24, 2011, as friars pray with him on the steps. Fourteen Catholic friars from the Dominican order held a pilgrimage from the Dominican House of Studies in Northeast Washington to St. Dominic's Parish in Southwest. They stopped at St. Matthew's to hold a brief prayer service, and Mr. Wills, who said he used to sleep on the church steps, asked them for a blessing on their way out. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Catholic friars from the Dominican order hold a brief prayer service in a side chapel at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in downtown Washington on Tuesday, May 24, 2011. They stopped at St. Matthew's as part of their pilgrimage from the Dominican House of Studies in Northeast Washington to St. Dominic's Parish in Southwest. This is the first time the friars have held the pilgrimage, which commemorated the date that St. Dominic's body was moved from its original grave to its current resting place in Bologna, Italy. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Brother John Baptist Hoang (left) stops to drink water along with Brother Philip Neri Reese (center) while Brother Gabriel Torretta (right) grabs a granola bar out of Brother Philip Neri's backpack during their pilgrimage on Tuesday, May 24, 2011, in Washington. Fourteen Catholic friars from the Dominican order held the pilgrimage to commemorate the date that St. Dominic's body was moved from its original grave to its current resting place in Bologna, Italy. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Catholic friars from the Dominican order walk down a residential street in Northeast Washington on Tuesday, May 24, 2011, on a pilgrimage from the Dominican House of Studies in Northeast to St. Dominic's Parish in Southwest. The walk was to commemorate the date that St. Dominic's body was moved from its original grave to its current resting place in Bologna, Italy. Each of the friars was instructed to have a personal intent for the pilgrimage, and along the way they sang hymns and said prayers. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Dominican Brothers (from left) Raphael Forbing, Jerome Zeiler, Peter Martyr Yungwirth, Philip Neri Reese and John Baptist Hoang pray at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in downtown Washington on Tuesday, May 24, 2011. The brothers were among 14 Catholic friars from the Dominican order who held a pilgrimage from the Dominican House of Studies in Northeast Washington to St. Dominic's Parish in Southwest. Along the way the friars stopped at St. Matthew's to hold a small prayer service, and these brothers took some time for personal prayer. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Brother John Baptist Hoang (left), Brother Philip Neri Reese (center) and Father James Brent sing from their pilgrimage hymnal during a stop at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in downtown Washington on Tuesday, May 24, 2011. Fourteen Catholic friars from the Dominican order held a pilgrimage from the Dominican House of Studies in Northeast Washington to St. Dominic's Parish in Southwest. This is the first time the friars have held the pilgrimage, which commemorated the date that St. Dominic's body was moved from its original grave to its current resting place in Bologna, Italy. Each of the friars was instructed to have a personal intention for the pilgrimage. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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A Catholic friar of the Dominican order sings hymns from the pilgrimage prayer book before he and 13 other friars headed out on a pilgrimage on Tuesday, May 24, 2011, from the Dominican House of Studies in Northeast Washington to St. Dominic's Parish in Southwest. This is the first time the friars have held the pilgrimage, which commemorated the date that St. Dominic's body was moved from its original grave to its current resting place in Bologna, Italy. Each of the friars was instructed to have a personal intention for the pilgrimage. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Brother Philip Neri Reese prays in the chapel at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington on Tuesday, May 24, 2011, before he and 13 other Catholic friars from the Dominican order made a pilgrimage from the studies house in Northeast to St. Dominic's Parish in Southwest. This is the first time the friars have held the pilgrimage, which commemorated the date that St. Dominic's body was moved from its original grave to its current resting place in Bologna, Italy. Each of the friars was instructed to have a personal intention for the pilgrimage. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Catholic friars from the Dominican order walk through the streets of Northeast Washington on Tuesday, May 24, 2011, as part of a pilgrimage that started at the Dominican House of Studies in Northeast and traveled to St. Dominic's Parish in Southwest. This is the first time the friars have held the pilgrimage, which commemorated the date that St. Dominic's body was moved from its original grave to its current resting place in Bologna, Italy. Along the way the friars sang hymns and said prayers. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Anti-government protesters in Sanaa, Yemen, react during a demonstration on May 23, 2011, demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh. (Associated Press)

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Anti-government protesters chant slogans during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa, Yemen, on Saturday, May 21, 2011. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

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** FILE ** Spaniards protest in Madrid's Puerta del Sol plaza on Thursday, May 19, 2011. Spanish university students and youth groups were protesting against a youth unemployment rate of 40 percent and austerity measures taken to end Spain's debt crisis. (Associated Press)

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At Pathum Wanaram Temple in Bangkok last week, Payao Akkhahad and her son, Nattanakrit Akkhahad, look at a portrait of her daughter, Kamolkate, who was killed one year ago at the Buddhist temple. Kamolkate was a volunteer nurse when gunmen fired into the complex on the final day of militant anti-government demonstrations. (Associated Press)

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Vancouver Canucks' Aaron Rome, center, celebrates his goal with teammates Alex Burrows, left, and Christian Ehrhoff, of Germany, against the San Jose Sharks during the third period of Game 2 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs Western Conference finals, Wednesday, May 18, 2011, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)

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Protesters clash with police outside the Greek parliament during a demonstration by the Panhellenic Federation of Workers Association on Wednesday. The union is protesting the decision to increase working hours from 37.5 to 40 per week. (Associated Press)