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Israeli strikes kill 14 in Gaza and destroy heavy equipment needed to clear rubble
Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip killed at least 14 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and destroyed bulldozers and ...
Defending migrants was a priority for Pope Francis from the earliest days of his papacy
Advocating for migrants was one of Pope Francis’ top priorities. His papacy saw a refugee crisis in the Mediterranean, ...
Pope Francis saw environmental and climate issues as moral concerns
Few moments in Pope Francis’ papacy better exemplify his understanding of climate change and the need to address it than the ...
For Iraqi Christians, Pope Francis’ visit was a rare moment of hope
The death of Pope Francis has sent shockwaves through Iraq’s Christian community, where his presence once brought hope after ...
Karen Read’s second murder trial revives debate over who killed her Boston police officer boyfriend
The second murder trial of Karen Read, whose case has sparked a national debate on police accountability and won her legions ...
Kings blow a 4-goal lead before Danault scores the last-minute winner in 6-5 opening win over Oilers
Phillip Danault scored his second goal with 41 seconds to play, and the Los Angeles Kings blew a four-goal lead before ...
Kawhi Leonard’s 39 points lead Clippers to a 105-102 win over Nuggets to even series 1-1
Kawhi Leonard scored 39 points on 15-of-19 shooting and the Los Angeles Clippers evened their first-round playoff series ...
Pope Francis’ conservative critics had a unique way to oppose him: a retired pontiff
As Amazonian bishops gathered at the Vatican on Oct. 21, 2019, a man entered a nearby church after dawn and stole three ...
From ‘conclave’ to ‘white smoke,’ a glossary of terms used in a papal transition
A change in popes — through death or resignation — is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the ...
What do ‘expert level’ talks signal for the progress of the Iran-US nuclear negotiations?
Negotiations between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program will move Wednesday to what’s ...
Sharks drew crowds who chased and fed them off Israel’s coast — until one man disappeared
Israeli police on Tuesday were scouring the waters off the country’s Mediterranean coast for a swimmer who they fear may have been attacked by a shark, in an area that ...
An Irish-born American cardinal is entrusted as the ‘camerlengo,’ running the Holy See between popes
Cardinal Kevin Farrell remembers the day Pope Francis asked him to be the camerlengo, the Vatican official who runs the Holy ...