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Takeaways from AP’s report on the religious and moral undercurrents in Superman comics

Takeaways from AP’s report on the religious and moral undercurrents in Superman comics

Superman comics are not overtly religious. Yet faith and morality have been baked into this superhero character who was born Kryptonian, raised Methodist and created by two young Jewish men in 1930s Cleveland.
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Protest letters from former Israeli soldiers lay bare profound rifts over the ongoing war

Protest letters from former Israeli soldiers lay bare profound rifts over the ongoing war

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — When nearly 1,000 Israeli Air Force veterans signed an open letter last week calling for an end to the war in Gaza, the military responded immediately, saying it would dismiss any active reservist who signed the document.
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A recovering Pope Francis visits Rome prison to keep annual Holy Week appointment

A recovering Pope Francis visits Rome prison to keep annual Holy Week appointment

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis visited Rome's central prison Thursday and met with dozens of inmates as he kept an Easter season appointment to spend Holy Thursday among the least fortunate, even as he continues recovering from a life-threatening b
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Thousands of Gaza children are malnourished under Israel's food blockade, aid groups say

Thousands of Gaza children are malnourished under Israel's food blockade, aid groups say

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Aid groups are raising new alarm over Israel’s blockade of the war-ravaged Gaza Strip , where it has barred entry of all food and other goods for more than six weeks.
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Judge dismisses lawsuit against Mormon church over how it uses donations

Judge dismisses lawsuit against Mormon church over how it uses donations

A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit alleging that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints arm misused hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations by investing it instead of using it for charitable purposes . U.S.
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In his words: Shapiro recounts evacuating arson fire in pajamas at Pennsylvania governor's residence

In his words: Shapiro recounts evacuating arson fire in pajamas at Pennsylvania governor's residence

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Gov.
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Some Pennsylvania Jews reminded of Tree of Life shooting after arson attack on Josh Shapiro's home

Some Pennsylvania Jews reminded of Tree of Life shooting after arson attack on Josh Shapiro's home

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A year ago, Carole Zawatsky was invited by Pennsylvania Gov.
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A US pastor abducted in South Africa has been rescued after a police shootout

A US pastor abducted in South Africa has been rescued after a police shootout

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — An American pastor who was kidnapped last week by armed and masked men during a sermon in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa was rescued on Tuesday after three of his abductors engaged in gunfire with officials and were kil
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Artisans in Guatemala hand-stitch velvet cloaks for Holy Week processions

Artisans in Guatemala hand-stitch velvet cloaks for Holy Week processions

SAN MIGUEL ESCOBAR, Guatemala (AP) — Stitch by stitch, artisans have worked for months on the elaborate garments that will debut this week in Holy Week processions across Guatemala and beyond.
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Israel says it will keep troops in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria indefinitely. What does that mean?

Israel says it will keep troops in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria indefinitely. What does that mean?

The Israeli defense minister says his country's troops will stay in “security zones” in the Gaza Strip, Lebanon and Syria indefinitely, after Israel unilaterally expanded its frontiers in the war unleashed by Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack .
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