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Ryan Held and Michael Phelps celebrate winning a gold medal in the men's 4 x 100-meter freestyle relay during the Summer Olympics in Rio de JaneiroAug. 7. Held is a 2014 graduate of Sacred Heart-Griffin High School in Springfield, Ill. (CNS photo/Stefan Warmth, Reuters) Editor's note: For editorial use only.

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Kolkata gears up for celebrations of 'St. Teresa'

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Mercy, poor at center of Blessed Teresa's canonization events

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The poor, the suffering and those who minister to them will be at the center of celebrations leading

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