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NAMUGONGO, Uganda -- Pope Francis on Saturday honored the Ugandan Christians who were burned alive rather than renounce their
air force 1 faith a century ago, urging today s Catholics to follow in their missionary zeal and spread the faith at home and abroad. Pope Francis visits Kangemi slum in Kenya 01:54 A somber Francis prayed at shrines dedicated to the 23 Anglican and 22 Catholic martyrs who were killed between 1885 and 1887 on the orders of a local king trying to thwart the influence of Christianity in his central Ugandan kingdom. A
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Fidel Castro met with three members of the Congressional Black Caucus on Tuesday,
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