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• Huge crowds in Brazil welcome pope back to home continent
• Frenzied crowds greet Pope Francis in Brazil
• Wrong turn in pope's car leads to Brazil mob scene
• Church, junior high help out Moore, Okla., schools
• Small explosive found near Brazilian sanctuary before pope's visit
• Man accused in church shooting felt 'disrespected'
• Woman sexually assaulted during Seattle church service
• Pope Francis arrives to Brazil's warm embrace
• Pope Francis makes 1st international trip, returning to warm embrace of Latin America
• Pope Francis arrives in Brazil on 1st international visit
• Anticipation for Pope Francis trip grows in Brazil
• Brazil buzzing with anticipation for Pope Francis
• Pope fears lost generation of young unemployed
• Bag in hand, pope takes off on flight to Brazil
• Brazil buzzing with anticipation ahead of Pope Francis' return to Latin America as pontiff
• Man fires shots into floor of southern Mo. church

Huge crowds in Brazil welcome pope back to home continent Posted: 22 Jul 2013 04:38 PM PDT By Paulo Prada and Philip Pullella RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Pope Francis arrived in Brazil on Monday on his first foreign trip as pontiff and was swarmed by well-wishers as he drove into Rio de Janeiro, where more than one million people are expected to gather to see the first Latin American to head the Roman Catholic Church. ...

Frenzied crowds greet Pope Francis in Brazil Posted: 22 Jul 2013 04:25 PM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Frenzied crowds of Roman Catholics mobbed the car carrying Pope Francis on Monday when he returned to his home continent for the first time as pontiff, embarking on a seven-day visit meant to fan the fervor of the faithful around the globe.

Wrong turn in pope's car leads to Brazil mob scene Posted: 22 Jul 2013 04:20 PM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The mob scene witnessed as Pope Francis arrived in Rio de Janeiro on Monday took place because his driver made a wrong turn, church and Brazilian authorities said.

Church, junior high help out Moore, Okla., schools Posted: 22 Jul 2013 03:45 PM PDT OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — School officials in the Oklahoma city of Moore say students whose schools were destroyed in the deadly May tornado will attend classes next month in a refurbished junior high school building and a local church.

Small explosive found near Brazilian sanctuary before pope's visit Posted: 22 Jul 2013 03:01 PM PDT SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian police found a small homemade explosive in a parking garage near a Catholic sanctuary in the city of Aparecida where Pope Francis is scheduled to visit later this week, a state news service said on Monday. The explosive, made with a plastic pipe wrapped in tape, was safely detonated by a police bomb squad. The device was found in the bathroom of a parking structure in Aparecida, a city in Sao Paulo state whose sanctuary honors the patroness of Brazil, Our Lady of Aparecida. It was unclear if the device was related to the pope's visit. ...

Man accused in church shooting felt 'disrespected' Posted: 22 Jul 2013 02:00 PM PDT OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A man accused of shooting and nearly killing his father-in-law during a crowded Father's Day church service in northern Utah told authorities he pulled the trigger because he felt "disrespected," prosecutors said Monday.

Woman sexually assaulted during Seattle church service Posted: 22 Jul 2013 01:09 PM PDT By Elaine Porterfield SEATTLE (Reuters) - A registered sex offender has been jailed on suspicion of sexually assaulting a woman as she was in the midst of prayer during Sunday church services in Seattle, police said on Monday. The suspect was subdued inside the sanctuary by several of the victim's relatives, who restrained the man until police arrived on the scene of what officers called one of the most outrageous sexual assault cases they had ever encountered, Seattle Police spokeswoman detective Renee Witt said. "We've all seen and heard some pretty bizarre and egregious things, but this ... ...

Pope Francis arrives to Brazil's warm embrace Posted: 22 Jul 2013 12:57 PM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A smiling Pope Francis stepped off a plane and into the warm embrace of his native Latin America Monday, landing in Brazil for the start of a seven-day trip meant to fan the fervor of the faithful across the globe.

Pope Francis makes 1st international trip, returning to warm embrace of Latin America Posted: 22 Jul 2013 11:51 AM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO - Pope Francis has returned to the warm embrace of Latin America, landing in Brazil to begin his first international trip as pontiff.

Pope Francis arrives in Brazil on 1st international visit Posted: 22 Jul 2013 11:48 AM PDT Pope Francis arrives in Brazil on 1st international visit.

Anticipation for Pope Francis trip grows in Brazil Posted: 22 Jul 2013 10:45 AM PDT ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis flew toward the warm embrace of his home continent on Monday while expressing concern for a generation of youth growing up jobless as the world economy sputters.

Brazil buzzing with anticipation for Pope Francis Posted: 22 Jul 2013 10:11 AM PDT ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis flew toward the warm embrace of his home continent on Monday while expressing concern for a generation of youth growing up jobless as the world economy sputters.

Pope fears lost generation of young unemployed Posted: 22 Jul 2013 06:08 AM PDT By Philip Pullella ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (Reuters) - Pope Francis said on Monday the world risks losing a generation of young people to unemployment and called for a more inclusive culture, as he headed to Brazil on his first trip outside Italy. Speaking to journalists on board his plane, Francis expressed concern about how many young people have no jobs and condemned a "disposable" culture which also hurt the elderly. "The world crisis is not treating young people well ... We are running the risk of having a generation that does not work. ...

Bag in hand, pope takes off on flight to Brazil Posted: 22 Jul 2013 01:54 AM PDT ROME (AP) — It's wheels up on Pope Francis' first trip abroad as pontiff.

Brazil buzzing with anticipation ahead of Pope Francis' return to Latin America as pontiff Posted: 22 Jul 2013 12:31 AM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO - Pope Francis lands Monday in a Brazil electric with anticipation for the pontiff's first international trip, heading into the open arms of his home continent where mammoth crowds are expected to celebrate Mass on Rio's Copacabana beach.

Man fires shots into floor of southern Mo. church Posted: 21 Jul 2013 05:35 PM PDT NORWOOD, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a gunman walked into a southern Missouri church service and fired two shots into the floor.

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