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US VP Vance defends wish for wife would convert to Christianity
WASHINGTON: US Vice President JD Vance has defended saying that he hopes his wife Usha – who was raised as a…
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Pope Leo canonizes Venezuela’s beloved ‘doctor of the poor’ as first saint
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV will finally canonize Venezuela’s beloved “doctor of the poor” Sunday, offering the Caribbean…
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UK names Sarah Mullally as first female Archbishop to lead Church of England
SAFEGUARDING IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED The Church of England has been without a leader since last November when Justin Welby resigned over…
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Pope Leo plans to keep Pope Francis’ key reforms but avoid bigger changes
VATICAN CITY: Pope Leo will keep Pope Francis’ signature policies to welcome gay Catholics, discuss women’s ordination and give China…
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Pope Leo XIV turns 70 and thanks God, his parents and all those who prayed for him
ROME — ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV marked his 70th birthday on Sunday by thanking God, his parents and…
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Chicago churches urge calm resistance to expected federal intervention
CHICAGO — The Rev. Marshall Hatch urged congregants of a prominent Black church on Chicago’s West Side to carry identification,…
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Pope Leo meets LGBTQ+ Catholic advocate, vows continuity with Pope Francis’ legacy
VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV met Monday with one of the most prominent advocates for greater LGBTQ+ inclusion in…
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Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano shoots lava for the 31st time since December
HONOLULU — Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano resumed erupting Friday by shooting an arc of lava 100 feet (30 meters) into the…
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After Shaolin Temple scandal, China’s Buddhists urged to obey the law and pay taxes
The Communist Party’s policy of “Sinicising religion” aims to bring all doctrines and practices into line with its ideology and…
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Pope Leo on vacation to restore ‘body and spirit’
CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy — Pope Leo XIV arrived in the papal summer retreat of Castel Gandolfo on Sunday to start…
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