Pope Leo XIV surprises Catholic youth festival with unexpected popemobile salute
VATICAN CITY — VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV surprised tens of thousands of young Catholics on…
An attack on a Congolese church killed nearly 40 worshippers. Here’s what to know
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nearly 40 people were killed Sunday in eastern Congo’s Ituri province when rebels stormed…
Warsaw archbishop asks Vatican to defrock priest charged with the killing of a homeless man
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The archbishop of Warsaw, Poland, has asked the Vatican to defrock a priest charged…
Shaolin Temple leader investigated on suspicion of embezzling funds
BEIJING — China’s famous Shaolin Temple announced on Sunday that its abbot is under investigation on suspicion of…
Shaolin Temple says abbot facing investigation
BEIJING (AP) — China’s famous Shaolin Temple announced on Sunday that its abbot is under investigation on suspicion…
Vatican asked to defrock Polish priest charged with killing homeless man
The archbishop of Warsaw, Poland, has asked the Vatican to defrock a priest charged with the killing of…
French authorities investigate if Jewish passengers were removed from flight due to religion
PARIS (AP) — French authorities are trying to establish whether a group of young French citizens were removed…
US man convicted in Palestinian-American boy hate crime murder dies in jail | Israel-Palestine conflict News
The murder of Wadee Alfayoumi and attack on his mother stand as one of the worst hate crimes…
Israeli gunfire and strikes kill at least 25 in Gaza as many of the dead sought aid
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli airstrikes and gunshots killed at least 25 people overnight into Saturday,…
Exiled Iranian prince says 50,000 defectors have contacted him to help topple regime – POLITICO
“There’s tens of thousands — the last estimate is over 50,000 at least, maybe more,” Pahlavi, whose supporters…
Netanyahu says Israel considering alternatives to ceasefire talks with Hamas
CAIRO (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday his government was considering “alternative options” to ceasefire…
Columbia genocide scholar may leave over university’s new antisemitism definition
NEW YORK — For years, Marianne Hirsch, a prominent genocide scholar at Columbia University, has used Hannah Arendt’s…