Pope Francis called the family of James Foley, the U.S. journalist whose beheading by Islamist militants was depicted in a gruesome online video, a Vatican spokesperson said Thursday. The spokesperson said Foley's family was "deeply moved and grateful" for the pope's gesture.
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