Rich in dramatic Catholic history, Nagasaki awaits the pope

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NAGASAKI, Japan (AP) - It’s fitting that Pope Francis will start his first official visit to Japan in Nagasaki, the city where Christianity first took hold in the country and where nearly 500 years later it remains steeped in blood-soaked symbolism, both religious and political. It was here that a ...

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