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Incoming Archbishop Ronald Hicks received a rousing round of applause Thursday during a special prayer service at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on the eve of his official installation as the new shepherd of ...

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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas received a warm and extended round of applause from world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly during a speech in which he slammed Israel's ...

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