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Wisconsin Army National Guard 105-mm cannons are silhouetted against a dazzling fireworks display at the 2012 Rhythm and Booms Independence Day celebration June 30 at Madison's Warner Park. The Madison-based 115th Fighter Wing also held a community engagement event on base to educate area business leaders about their mission and capabilities.

Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem.

Skateistan is using the sport of skateboarding to help at-risk children in Cambodia.

The restored Resurrection of Lazarus, a painting by Caravaggio, has been restored and hung in the Italian capital.

A national project to highlight the contributions, successes and struggles of Indian-Americans is preparing to leave the virtual world and become an exhibit at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington.

In the United States, when students graduate from high school, many celebrate that achievement by going to prom. It is a dance party where students dress up in formal gowns and tuxedos. But not every student who wants to go can afford to dress for the occasion. Organizations across the United States provide free dresses and suits so students can go to prom. A program called The Cinderella and Prince Charming Project allows teens from some of the roughest neighborhoods in the country to celebrate a milestone.

At 10 a.m. today, Benedict XVI presided at an open-air Mass at Bresso Park in Milan, Italy, for the closure of the seventh World Meeting of Families. The meeting began on 30 May and has had as its theme: "The Family: Work and Celebration". Extracts of the homily delivered by the Pope to the one million faithful present are given below.