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News Briefs: Vatican will not publish full text of Pope’s weekday Mass homilies In response to requests for the full texts of Pope Francis’s weekday Mass homilies, Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi explained why VaticanRadio and L’Osservatore Romano are publishing only summaries of the homilies. . . . Pope heard confessions during parish visit Pope Francis heard several confessions during his visit to a parish on the outskirts of Rome last weekend, notes Sandro Magister of L'Espresso. . . . Pope, UN leader discuss peace efforts, humanitarian needs Pope Francis met on May 31 with Vuk Jeremic, the president of the 67th session of the UN’s General Assembly. . . . SNAP leaders sought to squelch publicity on support for doctor in child-porn case meeting of the decade to focus on the health and well-being of girls and women.” . . . USCCB: pray, fast for engaged couples The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has asked Catholics to pray, fast, and abstain from meat on May 31 “for engaged couples, that their time of preparation for marriagemay be richly blessed as they prepare to give themselves fully and irrevocably to each other as a sign of Christ’s love for His Church.” . . . To learn more or make a tax-deductible contribution, visit http://www.catholicculture.org/about/donor_information_center/ today.