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Raul Castro Thanks Pope for US Mediation Role
![Security has been heightened in Washington, D.C., for Friday's presidential inauguration, Jan. 19, 2017.](https://gdb.voanews.com/06e9e09e-2ed7-4c56-ae99-f67e952ac5d5_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Security has been heightened in Washington, D.C., for Friday's presidential inauguration, Jan. 19, 2017.
![Pope Francis arrives for an audience with a group of children in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican, May 11, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/c2042d78-11f7-43f8-86d3-c7b2a54dff46_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Pope Francis arrives for an audience with a group of children in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican, May 11, 2015.
![Dawn breaks behind the Capitol Dome as last minute preparations continue for swearing in of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States, Jan. 20, 2017.](https://gdb.voanews.com/71c97217-603a-4a28-ba87-ebbe932e3522_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Dawn breaks behind the Capitol Dome as last minute preparations continue for swearing in of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States, Jan. 20, 2017.
![Cuban President Raul Castro waves as Pope Francis looks at him, at the end of a private audience at the Vatican, May 10, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/9418d97b-244b-4075-8c70-fe0d16d25cf9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Cuban President Raul Castro waves as Pope Francis looks at him, at the end of a private audience at the Vatican, May 10, 2015.