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Pope Francis salutes migrants from Nigeria during his weekly general audience he held in the Pope Paul VI hall, at the Vatican, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015. (L'Osservatore Romano/Pool Photo via AP)

Hottest ticket in Washington? It’s for the pope at the Capitol

By Donna Cassata and Andrew Taylor - Associated Press

Illustration on the real spirit of abortion by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

CARISSA MULDER: Abortion fetus body-part sales horrify Americans, twist logic

By Carissa Mulder

Pope Francis greets newlyweds during the general audience in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015. Pope Francis says divorced Catholics who remarry and their children deserve better treatment from the Catholic church. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope Francis: Keep door open to divorced Catholics who remarry

By Frances D'Emilio - Associated Press

Pope Francis delivers his message on the occasion of an audience with participants of Rome's diocese convention in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, June 14, 2015. Francis engaged in some self-promotion during his weekly blessing, alerting the thousands of people in St. Peter's Square that his first solo encyclical is coming out on Thursday and inviting them to pay attention to environmental degradation around them. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

LAWRENCE FEDEWA: The enigma of Pope Francis

By Lawrence J. Fedewa

Pope Francis asks how parents can educate children in Christian life "if we keep them at a distance as if they were excommunicated." (Associated Press)

Pope Francis calls for acceptance of divorced, remarried Catholics

By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times