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In this photo taken on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018, Children's Minister Katherine Zappone announces the forensic excavation of the site of a former mother and baby's home in Tuam, at Government Buildings in Dublin. Ireland's government has approved a forensic excavation of a Catholic-run orphanage where a mass grave containing the remains of hundreds of children was discovered. The excavation follows a report from a judge-led commission that confirmed underground chambers at the former Bon Secours Mother and Baby Home in Tuam, County Galway, contained &quot;significant quantities of human remains.&quot; (Niall Carson/PA via AP)

Irish gov’t approves excavation of orphanage mass grave site

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People hold up names of children as they gather to protest at the site of the former Tuam home for unmarried mothers in County Galway, during the visit to Ireland by Pope Francis, Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018. Survivors of one of Ireland's wretched mother and baby homes were to hold their own demonstration Sunday. The location is Tuam, site of a mass grave of hundreds of babies who died at a church-run home. (Niall Carson/PA via AP)

Ireland seeks Church reparations for mass baby burials

By SYLVIA HUI - Associated Press