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Bishop named to Vatican office handling sex abuse complaints discounted some victims, US group says
ROME — A U.S.-based group that tracks how the Catholic hierarchy deals with allegations of sexual abuse by clergy says…
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Koran burning protest could further delay Sweden’s NATO membership
A man tore up and burned a Koran outside Stockholm’s central mosque on Wednesday, an event that risks angering Turkey…
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Muslims at Hajj pilgrimage brave intense heat to cast stones at pillars representing the devil
MINA, Saudi Arabia — Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims on Wednesday braved intense heat to perform the symbolic stoning…
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Asia
Commentary: Debunking the myths of Malaysia’s ‘green wave’ in GE15
Third, it diverts attention from the main reason for the increase in votes for PN: A disastrous collapse in support…
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Hajj pilgrimage starts in Saudi Arabia, with 2 million expected after lifting of COVID measures
The Hajj pilgrimage has officially started in Saudi Arabia ByRIAZAT BUTT Associated Press Muslim pilgrims take a nap after dawn…
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Nearly 1.5 million foreign pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia so far for annual Hajj pilgrimage
Saudi officials say close to 1.5 million foreign pilgrims have arrived in the country so far for the annual Hajj…
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Germany to give $1.4 billion to Holocaust survivors globally in 2024
BERLIN — The organization that handles claims on behalf of Jews who suffered under the Nazis said Thursday that Germany…
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Hospitalized Pope Francis walks a bit, follows Mass on TV, lunches with medical personnel and aides
ROME — Sticking to doctors’ advice, Pope Francis on Sunday skipped his customary weekly public blessing as he convalesces from…
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Pope Francis takes doctors’ advice to skip Sunday public blessing as he recovers from major surgery
ROME — Pope Francis, “wisely” following doctors’ advice, will skip Sunday’s customary public blessing to allow himself to better heal…
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Asia
Malaysia’s ‘green wave’: A threat to the country’s politics and religious restraint?
It is also difficult to parse how much of the “green wave”, a term derived from PAS’ party colours, is…
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