Community members and religious leaders gather at the mosque of Imam Maulama Akonjee, who was shot to death along with an associate on Saturday, Aug. 13, while walking nearby after prayers. Photo courtesy of Reuters/Stephanie Keith.

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NEW YORK (RNS) There was no suspect and no motive on Sunday, but many questions about the cold-blooded killings near a mosque in Queens.

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ROME (Reuters) Pope Francis, center in background, prays with members of the Pope John XXIII community in Rome, which rescues women from sexual slavery. August 12, 2016. Photo via Osservatore Romano courtesy of Reuters.

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