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Pope to bestow one of Catholic Church's highest honors on Anglican convert John Henry Newman

Pope to bestow one of Catholic Church's highest honors on Anglican convert John Henry Newman

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV decided Thursday to declare St.
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Western countries speak of a future Palestinian state as the nightmare unfolding in Gaza worsens

Western countries speak of a future Palestinian state as the nightmare unfolding in Gaza worsens

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Plans announced by France, the United Kingdom and Canada to recognize a Palestinian state won't bring one about anytime soon, though they could further isolate Israel and strengthen the Palestinians' negotiating position over t
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US envoy arrives in Israel to monitor Gaza food distribution as humanitarian crisis worsens

US envoy arrives in Israel to monitor Gaza food distribution as humanitarian crisis worsens

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — U.S.
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Vatican strikes solar farm deal to become the world’s first carbon-neutral state

Vatican strikes solar farm deal to become the world’s first carbon-neutral state

ROME (AP) — Italy agreed Thursday to a Vatican plan to turn a 430-hectare (1,000-acre) field north of Rome, once the source of controversy between the two, into a vast solar farm that the Holy See hopes will generate enough electricity to meet its ne
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Survivor of clergy sex abuse in Peru visits pope's hometown to call for more reforms

Survivor of clergy sex abuse in Peru visits pope's hometown to call for more reforms

CHICAGO (AP) — A Peruvian survivor of clergy sex abuse brought her public campaign for reforms to the American hometown of Pope Leo XIV on Thursday, saying he failed in investigating her case when he was a bishop in her home country and needs to step
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Southern Baptist policy head resigns after 4 years of navigating internal conflicts

Southern Baptist policy head resigns after 4 years of navigating internal conflicts

The head of the Southern Baptist Convention's policy arm has resigned after nearly four years leading the staunchly conservative agency, which in recent years has fended off critics within the nation's largest Protestant denomination seeking to push
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Timeline: Grim history of Ireland's mother and baby homes

Timeline: Grim history of Ireland's mother and baby homes

Exhumation of a mass grave has begun in Tuam, Ireland, at the site of a former mother and baby home — one of several that once operated across the country.
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‘Chamber of horrors’ being exhumed at Ireland mass baby grave

‘Chamber of horrors’ being exhumed at Ireland mass baby grave

TUAM, Ireland (AP) — Only one stone wall remains of the old mother and baby home in this town, but it has cast a shadow over all of Ireland.
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‘Just a jumble of bones.’ How a baby grave discovery has grown to haunt Ireland

‘Just a jumble of bones.’ How a baby grave discovery has grown to haunt Ireland

TUAM, Ireland (AP) — This story begins with a forbidden fruit. It was the 1970s in this small town in the west of Ireland when an orchard owner chased off two boys stealing his apples.
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French ministers condemn 'excessive use of force' after Jewish youths were removed from a flight

French ministers condemn 'excessive use of force' after Jewish youths were removed from a flight

PARIS (AP) — A summer camp counselor has accused Spanish law enforcement officers of using brute force against her during the removal of a group of French Jewish teenagers from a plane bound for Paris from Spain, French government ministers and her l
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