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From plane crashes to liquifying blood, here are the top 5 news stories from this week.

From a tragic airplane crash that killed 150 people to the blood of St. Januarius liquifying, this week in news has been quite a roller coaster. We saw nuns mob Pope Francis, a father lose seven of his eight children in a horrifying fire and the first announced presidential candidate.

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LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - Between the tragedies and the hopeful journeys, we present you the top news stories of the week:

Rare video shows 'successful' exorcism on woman 'possessed by Devil'

Bishop Manuel Acuna, from Argentina, performed a filmed exorcism on a 22-year-old woman who locals believed used  to be a good girl. As Laura screamed and arched, Bishop Acuna prayed the devil leave her.

CO-PILOT LOCKED CAPTAIN OUT OF COCKPIT: Chilling last minutes of Germanwings Airbus crash revealed

The Germanwings Airbus A320 that crashed into the French Alps and killed all 150 people on board shook the world. The recovered black box recorder revealed co-pilot, Andreas Lubitz intentionally wrecked the airplane after he locked the captain out of the cockpit.

Where's the most hate in the United States? A look into the top states with the highest amount of hate groups may shock you

Hate runs rampant throughout the United States; from California to New York City, every state has some form of a hate group. The Southern Poverty Law Center revealed California to have more hate groups than any other state, with 57 groups.

For the first time in over 150 years -- Blood of St. Januarius liquefies during Francis' visit to Naples

Pope Francis' visited Naples this past weekend and something amazing happened. For the first time since 1848, the blood of St. Januarius, which is usually solid, partially liquified in the presence of a pope, after the Pope kissed the relic.

STANDING FIRM: Nearly 500 British priests urge synod to stand firm on communion for the remarried


Four hundred and sixty one priests have signed a letter urging those attending this year's family synod to stand strong with the traditional Catholic teaching on marriage. The issue on whether remarried Catholics should be allowed to receive Holy Communion has been a hot topic since last year's synod.

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