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Young adults turn to Quakers' silent worship to offset โ€” and cope with โ€” a noisy world

Read full article: Young adults turn to Quakers' silent worship to offset โ€” and cope with โ€” a noisy world

Thereโ€™s been an unprecedented surge in the numbers of attendees at Sunday worship at the Quaker Arch Street Meeting House in Old City Philadelphia.

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Unidentified remains of 3 people transferred to Israel, Red Cross says

Read full article: Unidentified remains of 3 people transferred to Israel, Red Cross says

The Red Cross says it has transferred the unidentified remains of three people to Israel but an Israeli military official says they were still being examined and may not be those of missing hostages.

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Barcelona's Sagrada Familia becomes the world's tallest church

Read full article: Barcelona's Sagrada Familia becomes the world's tallest church

Barcelonaโ€™s Sagrada Familia basilica has become the worldโ€™s tallest church.

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Erika Kirk's words spotlight forgiveness in a divided nation

Read full article: Erika Kirk's words spotlight forgiveness in a divided nation

Erika Kirk, the widow of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, has sparked a conversation about forgiveness after forgiving the man accused of assassinating her husband.

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This orange flower cloaks Mexico during Day of the Dead. Climate change is putting it at risk

Read full article: This orange flower cloaks Mexico during Day of the Dead. Climate change is putting it at risk

Lucia Ortiz trudges through endless fields of cempasuchil flowers, the luminescent orange petals of which will soon cloak everything from city streets to cemeteries across Mexico.

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Immigration crackdown stokes fear and solidarity at a Catholic church in DC

Read full article: Immigration crackdown stokes fear and solidarity at a Catholic church in DC

The Shrine of the Sacred Heart, a Catholic church a short drive from the White House, was intended to be a sanctuary for worshippers.

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Sermons urge youth to take part in public affairs in Morocco after wave of protests

Read full article: Sermons urge youth to take part in public affairs in Morocco after wave of protests

Imams around Morocco have read government-written sermons urging parents to involve their children in public affairs.

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Hamas expands search for the remains of hostages in Gaza

Read full article: Hamas expands search for the remains of hostages in Gaza

Hamas says it is expanding its search for the remains of hostages still left in Gaza.

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American cardinal celebrates old Latin Mass in St. Peter's in a sign of change

Read full article: American cardinal celebrates old Latin Mass in St. Peter's in a sign of change

A top American cardinal has celebrated a traditional Latin Mass in St. Peterโ€™s Basilica with the explicit permission of Pope Leo XIV.

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Rubio tours US-led center in Israel overseeing the ceasefire in Gaza

Read full article: Rubio tours US-led center in Israel overseeing the ceasefire in Gaza

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has toured a U.S.-led coordination center in southern Israel.

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Roadside bombing kills 3 police officers in northwest Pakistan

Read full article: Roadside bombing kills 3 police officers in northwest Pakistan

Police in Pakistan say that three police officers have been killed when a powerful roadside bomb struck a police vehicle in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban in the countryโ€™s northwest.

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Pakistan bans hard-line Islamist party after recent deadly clashes with police

Read full article: Pakistan bans hard-line Islamist party after recent deadly clashes with police

Authorities say Pakistan has banned a radical Islamist party behind recent violent protests that left at least one police officer and four civilians dead.

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King Charles III prays with pope in historic visit, a welcome respite from royal troubles at home

Read full article: King Charles III prays with pope in historic visit, a welcome respite from royal troubles at home

King Charles III and Queen Camilla have visited the Vatican to pray with Pope Leo XIV.

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Vance calls Israel's parliament vote on West Bank annexation an 'insult'

Read full article: Vance calls Israel's parliament vote on West Bank annexation an 'insult'

U.S. Vice President JD Vance has criticized Israelโ€™s parliament vote on West Bank annexation.

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Vance denies the US dictates to Israel as he meets with Netanyahu over Gaza ceasefire

Read full article: Vance denies the US dictates to Israel as he meets with Netanyahu over Gaza ceasefire

U.S. Vice President JD Vance is seeking to ease concerns in Israel that the Trump administration is dictating terms to its closest ally in the Middle East.

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Following meteoric success โ€” and some criticism โ€” 'Nobody Wants This' evolves in Season 2

Read full article: Following meteoric success โ€” and some criticism โ€” 'Nobody Wants This' evolves in Season 2

Netflix's โ€œNobody Wants Thisโ€ became a surprise hit last year, topping charts and drawing millions of viewers.

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Israel 'not a protectorate' of the US, Netanyahu says ahead of meeting with Vance

Read full article: Israel 'not a protectorate' of the US, Netanyahu says ahead of meeting with Vance

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has emphasized that his country controls its own security and is not a U.S. protectorate.

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Vance is optimistic about Gaza ceasefire but notes 'very hard' work to come

Read full article: Vance is optimistic about Gaza ceasefire but notes 'very hard' work to come

U.S. Vice President JD Vance and other envoys projected optimism about Gazaโ€™s fragile ceasefire agreement during a visit to Israel even as they acknowledged significant challenges remain.

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US envoys visit Israel to bolster truce, and Gaza militants hand over a hostage's remains

Read full article: US envoys visit Israel to bolster truce, and Gaza militants hand over a hostage's remains

Israelโ€™s military says Palestinian militants in Gaza have handed over another body of a hostage.

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Pope meets with global group of clergy abuse survivors to talk zero tolerance

Read full article: Pope meets with global group of clergy abuse survivors to talk zero tolerance

Pope Leo XIV has met with an organization of clergy abuse survivors and advocates for the first time.

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Israel resumes ceasefire in Gaza and says aid deliveries will restart Monday

Read full article: Israel resumes ceasefire in Gaza and says aid deliveries will restart Monday

Gaza's fragile ceasefire is facing its first major test.

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Pope gives Venezuela reason to celebrate by canonizing its beloved 'doctor of the poor' as 1st saint

Read full article: Pope gives Venezuela reason to celebrate by canonizing its beloved 'doctor of the poor' as 1st saint

Pope Leo XIV has canonized Venezuela's โ€œdoctor of the poorโ€ before tens of thousands of people.

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Israel says Hamas hands over '2 coffins of deceased hostages' from Gaza

Read full article: Israel says Hamas hands over '2 coffins of deceased hostages' from Gaza

Israel says Hamas has handed over โ€œtwo coffins of deceased hostagesโ€ from Gaza.

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King Charles III's visit to Vatican marks a historic step in path of unity between two churches

Read full article: King Charles III's visit to Vatican marks a historic step in path of unity between two churches

The Catholic Church and Church of England are taking a historic step toward unity.

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Israel received coffin of missing hostage handed over to Red Cross, prime minister's office says

Read full article: Israel received coffin of missing hostage handed over to Red Cross, prime minister's office says

Israel has received the coffin of a missing hostage handed over to the Red Cross from Hamas.

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UK police face pressure to reverse ban on Israeli soccer fans at Birmingham match

Read full article: UK police face pressure to reverse ban on Israeli soccer fans at Birmingham match

British officials are working to overturn a decision preventing Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from attending a Europa League soccer game at Aston Villa.

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Pope denounces use of hunger as weapon of war as he urges world leaders 'not to look the other way'

Read full article: Pope denounces use of hunger as weapon of war as he urges world leaders 'not to look the other way'

Pope Leo XIV has denounced the use of hunger as a weapon of war during an address to a U.N. agency.

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Vatican report calls for reparations for sex abuse victims and tougher sanctions for abusers

Read full article: Vatican report calls for reparations for sex abuse victims and tougher sanctions for abusers

The Vaticanโ€™s child protection board says the Catholic Church has a moral duty to help victims of clergy sexual abuse heal.

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Just-released hostage attends funeral of fellow soldier, whose body was among few returned from Gaza

Read full article: Just-released hostage attends funeral of fellow soldier, whose body was among few returned from Gaza

Mourners in Jerusalem gathered at Capt. Daniel Peretzโ€™s funeral, where Matan Angrest, a recently released hostage, paid his respects.

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Israel receives remains of 2 more hostages as military says another body was not that of a hostage

Read full article: Israel receives remains of 2 more hostages as military says another body was not that of a hostage

Israel has received the remains of two more hostages after they were transferred by the Red Cross from Hamas.

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Dallin H. Oaks, former Utah Supreme Court justice, is selected to lead Mormon church

Read full article: Dallin H. Oaks, former Utah Supreme Court justice, is selected to lead Mormon church

Dallin H.

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The Latest: Gaza ceasefire holds as Israeli military says Red Cross to transfer remains of deceased

Read full article: The Latest: Gaza ceasefire holds as Israeli military says Red Cross to transfer remains of deceased

The tenuous ceasefire in Gaza is holding after the release of hostages and Palestinian prisoners and detainees, but uncertainties remain.

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Lebanon's president says negotiations with Israel needed as war led to no positive results

Read full article: Lebanon's president says negotiations with Israel needed as war led to no positive results

Lebanonโ€™s president says his country and Israel should negotiate to solve pending problems between them since war didn't lead to any positive results.

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Trial against famous ex-Jesuit artist, accused of abusing women, to start with judges named

Read full article: Trial against famous ex-Jesuit artist, accused of abusing women, to start with judges named

The Vatican has taken the unusual step of announcing that it had named judges to decide the fate of a famous ex-Jesuit artist accused of sexually, spiritually and psychologically abusing women.

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From a hilltop village and across Israel: Tears of joy as the living hostages are returned

Read full article: From a hilltop village and across Israel: Tears of joy as the living hostages are returned

Across Israel, it's a day of joy and tears with families, loved ones and friends waiting anxiously as Hamas began releasing the last living hostages held captive for over two years in the Gaza Strip.

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The Latest: Living hostages and Palestinian prisoners freed as Trump tours region

Read full article: The Latest: Living hostages and Palestinian prisoners freed as Trump tours region

Hamas has released all 20 remaining hostages as part of a ceasefire agreement with Israel, ending two years of conflict in the Gaza Strip.

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After hostages and prisoners are freed, complex issues remain for Israel-Hamas ceasefire

Read full article: After hostages and prisoners are freed, complex issues remain for Israel-Hamas ceasefire

Israel and Hamas have taken a significant step in the ceasefire agreement for the Gaza war by releasing hostages and prisoners.

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For some Israelis, saving hostages held in Gaza means freeing militants who killed their loved ones

Read full article: For some Israelis, saving hostages held in Gaza means freeing militants who killed their loved ones

Survivors and family members of Palestinian attacks in Israel have faced a wrenching dilemma throughout the war.

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Drone footage above Gaza City shows the toll of 2 years of war

Read full article: Drone footage above Gaza City shows the toll of 2 years of war

New drone footage shows what remains of Gaza City after two years of war as a ceasefire holds in its second day.

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Palestinians return to ruins and US expects hostages freed on Monday as Gaza ceasefire holds

Read full article: Palestinians return to ruins and US expects hostages freed on Monday as Gaza ceasefire holds

Tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians are returning to neighborhoods in Gaza as a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is in its second day.

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Fear and vigilance rise as attacks on houses of worship intensify worldwide

Read full article: Fear and vigilance rise as attacks on houses of worship intensify worldwide

Statistically, attending a weekly worship service is a remarkably safe thing to do.

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The Latest: Tens of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza return north as ceasefire takes effect

Read full article: The Latest: Tens of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza return north as ceasefire takes effect

Tens of thousands of Palestinians are starting to walk north to return to their homes after the Israeli military said the ceasefire agreement with Hamas came into effect at noon local time and that troops were withdrawing to the agreed-upon deployment lines.

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The West Bank's dwindling Palestinian Christian communities continue to struggle amid violence

Read full article: The West Bank's dwindling Palestinian Christian communities continue to struggle amid violence

Early on Sunday mornings, tolling bells call the faithful to worship at the three churches in Taybeh.

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South Korean investigators indict Unification Church leader over alleged ties to ex-first lady

Read full article: South Korean investigators indict Unification Church leader over alleged ties to ex-first lady

South Korean investigators on Friday have indicted the 82-year-old leader of the Unification Church, Hak Ja Han, over allegations that she instructed church officials to bribe the wife of jailed former President Yoon Suk Yeol and a conservative lawmaker close to him.

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Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, Loyola Chicago's beloved chaplain, dies at 106

Read full article: Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, Loyola Chicago's beloved chaplain, dies at 106

Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the beloved chaplain for Loyola Chicago's men's basketball team, has died at 106.

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Pope meets with Chicago union leaders, urges migrant welcome as crackdown underway in hometown

Read full article: Pope meets with Chicago union leaders, urges migrant welcome as crackdown underway in hometown

Pope Leo XIV has urged labor union leaders from Chicago to advocate for immigrants and welcome minorities into their ranks.

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Myanmar's military acknowledges attacking festival, accuses resistance forces of using human shields

Read full article: Myanmar's military acknowledges attacking festival, accuses resistance forces of using human shields

Myanmarโ€™s military government has acknowledged that it attacked a Buddhist festival held on the grounds of a school earlier this week.

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Palestinians in Gaza express relief and caution as ceasefire deal raises hopes of ending the war

Read full article: Palestinians in Gaza express relief and caution as ceasefire deal raises hopes of ending the war

Palestinians in Gaza have welcomed the news of an agreement on the first phase of a peace plan between Israel and Hamas.

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Pope Leo condemns economies that marginalize the poor while the wealthy live in a bubble of luxury

Read full article: Pope Leo condemns economies that marginalize the poor while the wealthy live in a bubble of luxury

Pope Leo XIV has criticized how wealthy people live in a โ€œbubble of comfort and luxuryโ€ while the poor suffer.

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Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths

Read full article: Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the โ€œancient art of lyingโ€ and manipulation.

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Israeli Cabinet approves Trump's plan for Gaza ceasefire and release of hostages held by Hamas

Read full article: Israeli Cabinet approves Trump's plan for Gaza ceasefire and release of hostages held by Hamas

Israelโ€™s Cabinet has approved President Donald Trumpโ€™s plan for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of all the remaining hostages held by Hamas, a key step toward ending a ruinous two-year war that has destabilized the Middle East.

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The Latest: Israel and Hamas agree to a ceasefire, release of hostages and prisoners

Read full article: The Latest: Israel and Hamas agree to a ceasefire, release of hostages and prisoners

Israel and Hamas have agreed to a pause in their devastating two-year war and the release of Hamas' remaining hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners.

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Manchester synagogue attacker pledged allegiance to Islamic State group, police say

Read full article: Manchester synagogue attacker pledged allegiance to Islamic State group, police say

Counter terrorism police in Britain say that the assailant in last week's attack on a synagogue in the city of Manchester that left two people dead had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group.

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El Paso bishop brings Pope Leo XIV desperate letters from migrants in crosshairs of US crackdown

Read full article: El Paso bishop brings Pope Leo XIV desperate letters from migrants in crosshairs of US crackdown

The Texas bishop on the front lines of the U.S. immigration crackdown has met with Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican.

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Israel and Hamas agree to part of Trump's Gaza peace plan, will free hostages and prisoners

Read full article: Israel and Hamas agree to part of Trump's Gaza peace plan, will free hostages and prisoners

President Donald Trump says Israel and Hamas have agreed to the โ€œfirst Phaseโ€ of his peace plan to pause fighting and release at least some hostages and prisoners.

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Jews are celebrating Sukkot, a 7-day holiday intended as a time of joy

Read full article: Jews are celebrating Sukkot, a 7-day holiday intended as a time of joy

Sukkot, the Jewish holiday celebrating the traditional gathering of the harvest, has begun.

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Pope Leo XIV to visit Turkey and Lebanon on first foreign trip, says he'll bring message of peace

Read full article: Pope Leo XIV to visit Turkey and Lebanon on first foreign trip, says he'll bring message of peace

Pope Leo XIV will visit Turkey and Lebanon next month on his first foreign trip as pope.

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The Latest: Israelis and Palestinians mark 2 years of war

Read full article: The Latest: Israelis and Palestinians mark 2 years of war

Itโ€™s been two years since thousands of Hamas-led militants poured into southern Israel after a surprise barrage of rockets.

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Mourners remember Latter-day Saints president as a โ€˜healer of hearts,โ€™ spiritually and literally

Read full article: Mourners remember Latter-day Saints president as a โ€˜healer of hearts,โ€™ spiritually and literally

Mourners reflected on the life and legacy of Russell M.

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A divided Israel marks 2 years since Oct. 7 attack while war persists in Gaza and hostages languish

Read full article: A divided Israel marks 2 years since Oct. 7 attack while war persists in Gaza and hostages languish

Israelis are mourning the dead and fearing for the remaining hostages as they mark two years since Hamasโ€™ Oct. 7 attack plunged the region into a devastating war.

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President Maduro asks Pope Leo XIV to help maintain peace in Venezuela

Read full article: President Maduro asks Pope Leo XIV to help maintain peace in Venezuela

Venezuelan President Nicolรกs Maduro has asked Pope Leo XIV to help maintain peace in Venezuela.

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Greta Thunberg is among flotilla activists deported from Israel. Others remain in prison

Read full article: Greta Thunberg is among flotilla activists deported from Israel. Others remain in prison

Israeli authorities say they have deported another 171 activists from a Gaza-bound flotilla, including Greta Thunberg.

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Pope Leo XIV is starting to correct some of Francis' more problematic financial decisions

Read full article: Pope Leo XIV is starting to correct some of Francis' more problematic financial decisions

Pope Leo XIV has begun correcting some of Pope Francisโ€™ more questionable financial reforms and decisions.

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Police investigate hate crime after mosque set on fire in English coastal town

Read full article: Police investigate hate crime after mosque set on fire in English coastal town

Police are investigating a hate crime after a mosque was set on fire in an English coastal town.

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The Latest: Israeli and Hamas officials discuss US peace plan for Gaza

Read full article: The Latest: Israeli and Hamas officials discuss US peace plan for Gaza

Israeli and Hamas officials are holding indirect talks in an Egyptian resort on a U.S. peace plan for Gaza.

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Jews this week will be celebrating Sukkot, a seven-day holiday intended as a time of joy

Read full article: Jews this week will be celebrating Sukkot, a seven-day holiday intended as a time of joy

Sukkot, a week-long Jewish holiday celebrating the traditional gathering of the harvest, is getting underway.

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Gaza flotilla activists allege mistreatment while being detained in Israel

Read full article: Gaza flotilla activists allege mistreatment while being detained in Israel

Activists detained while trying to reach Gaza by sea have complained of mistreatment by Israeli guards.

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Thousands celebrate Ethiopia's thanksgiving festival

Read full article: Thousands celebrate Ethiopia's thanksgiving festival

Thousands have gathered in Ethiopiaโ€™s capital Addis Ababa for the East African countryโ€™s thanksgiving festival.

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Largest US Lutheran denomination installs Yehiel Curry as its first Black presiding bishop

Read full article: Largest US Lutheran denomination installs Yehiel Curry as its first Black presiding bishop

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America installed the Rev. Yehiel Curry as its first Black presiding bishop on Saturday, marking a historic moment for the predominantly white denomination.

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Manchester knows from bitter experience that it takes unity to survive a terror attack

Read full article: Manchester knows from bitter experience that it takes unity to survive a terror attack

Manchester is facing the latest tragedy to befall the city with a mix of defiance and shock.

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UK police given more time to question 4 suspects over deadly Manchester synagogue attack

Read full article: UK police given more time to question 4 suspects over deadly Manchester synagogue attack

U.K. police have been given extra time to question four people arrested on suspicion of terror offenses after an attack on a synagogue in northwest England.

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Mormon church leaders encourage forgiveness after Michigan attack

Read full article: Mormon church leaders encourage forgiveness after Michigan attack

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has convened for its twice-annual general conference at a pivotal moment in its history.

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Manchester's Jewish community feels let down by Britain after deadly synagogue attack

Read full article: Manchester's Jewish community feels let down by Britain after deadly synagogue attack

Hundreds of mourners gathered in wind and rain for a vigil that combined grief and defiance in the remembrance of two men who were killed when a knife-wielding assailant attacked their synagogue in the English city of Manchester.

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First female Archbishop of Canterbury still an outlier among world's top religious leaders

Read full article: First female Archbishop of Canterbury still an outlier among world's top religious leaders

For the first time, a woman will serve as the Archbishop of Canterbury, following the 105 men who have held the role since St. Augustine took that position in the year 597.

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'House of David' star Michael Iskander says season two resonates beyond the religious

Read full article: 'House of David' star Michael Iskander says season two resonates beyond the religious

โ€œHouse of Davidโ€ premieres its second season on Sunday, and star Michael Iskander, who plays the titular role, is hoping it has the same success as its debut.

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It's dรฉjร  vu for Muslim Americans as anti-Muslim playbook follows Zohran Mamdani's success

Read full article: It's dรฉjร  vu for Muslim Americans as anti-Muslim playbook follows Zohran Mamdani's success

Zohran Mamdaniโ€™s rise in New York Cityโ€™s mayoral race has brought him national prominence and a surge of anti-Muslim vitriol, including from elected officials and prominent conservatives.

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Israel intercepts the last boat from the Gaza flotilla as Israeli minister mocks the activists

Read full article: Israel intercepts the last boat from the Gaza flotilla as Israeli minister mocks the activists

Israeli forces have intercepted the last boat from an international flotilla trying to break Israelโ€™s sea blockade of war-ravaged Gaza.

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One of 2 victims in Manchester synagogue attack apparently shot accidentally by police

Read full article: One of 2 victims in Manchester synagogue attack apparently shot accidentally by police

British police say one of the two men killed in a car and knife attack on a synagogue in the city of Manchester may have been killed by a bullet fired by a police officer.

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Sarah Mullally named the first female Archbishop of Canterbury in history of Church of England

Read full article: Sarah Mullally named the first female Archbishop of Canterbury in history of Church of England

Sarah Mullally, the bishop of London, has been named Archbishop of Canterbury, the first time a woman has been chosen as the spiritual leader of the Church of England.

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Texas megachurch founder Robert Morris pleads guilty to child sex abuse charges

Read full article: Texas megachurch founder Robert Morris pleads guilty to child sex abuse charges

Authorities say a Texas megachurch founder has pleaded guilty to lewd and indecent acts with a child after he was accused of sexually abusing a young girl in the 1980s in Oklahoma while he was a traveling minister.

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Fundraiser for family of Michigan church gunman raises more than $275,000

Read full article: Fundraiser for family of Michigan church gunman raises more than $275,000

A fundraiser for the family members of the man who opened fire in a Michigan church and set it ablaze has raised over $275,000.

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A well-defined leadership hierarchy makes for no surprises in next president of Mormon church

Read full article: A well-defined leadership hierarchy makes for no surprises in next president of Mormon church

The next president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints isn't a surprise.

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Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza as Hamas considers its response to Trump's peace proposal

Read full article: Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza as Hamas considers its response to Trump's peace proposal

Hospitals say that Israeli strikes overnight killed at least 57 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

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Man kills 2 in car ramming and stabbing attack at English synagogue on Jewish holy day

Read full article: Man kills 2 in car ramming and stabbing attack at English synagogue on Jewish holy day

A man drove a car into people outside a synagogue in England and stabbed two of them to death on the holiest day of the Jewish year.

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Rescuers turn to heavy machinery as hope fades of finding survivors of Indonesia school collapse

Read full article: Rescuers turn to heavy machinery as hope fades of finding survivors of Indonesia school collapse

Indonesian rescue authorities have made the tough decision to start using heavy machinery to move large sections of a school that collapsed earlier this week, with no more signs of life from beneath the rubble.

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Former New York Gov. Cuomo apologizes to Jewish community for his COVID-19 response

Read full article: Former New York Gov. Cuomo apologizes to Jewish community for his COVID-19 response

Andrew Cuomo is apologizing to New York Cityโ€™s Jewish community for his response to the COVID-19 pandemic when he was governor.

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St. Thรฉrรจseโ€™s relics begin tour of US with stop at Michigan parish named for beloved French nun

Read full article: St. Thรฉrรจseโ€™s relics begin tour of US with stop at Michigan parish named for beloved French nun

The sacred bones of a much-loved French Carmelite nun began a tour of the U.S. at a suburban Detroit parish named in her honor.

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Monitoring group says appeals court in Qatar overturns conviction of the Baha'i community's leader

Read full article: Monitoring group says appeals court in Qatar overturns conviction of the Baha'i community's leader

An appeals court in Qatar has overturned the conviction of Remy Rowhani, leader of the countryโ€™s small Bahaโ€™i community.

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Activists say Israeli navy has begun intercepting a Gaza-bound aid flotilla

Read full article: Activists say Israeli navy has begun intercepting a Gaza-bound aid flotilla

Activists on board a flotilla of vessels sailing toward Gaza say the Israeli navy intercepted at least 19 of their boats as they approached the besieged Palestinian territory.

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Former judge is likely the next leader of the Mormon church and its 17 million members

Read full article: Former judge is likely the next leader of the Mormon church and its 17 million members

Dallin H.

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Pope intervenes in US abortion debate by raising what it really means to be 'pro-life'

Read full article: Pope intervenes in US abortion debate by raising what it really means to be 'pro-life'

Pope Leo XIV has intervened for the first time in an abortion dispute roiling the U.S. Catholic Church.

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Israel orders Palestinians to leave Gaza City, saying those who stay will be considered militants

Read full article: Israel orders Palestinians to leave Gaza City, saying those who stay will be considered militants

Israelโ€™s defense minister has ordered all remaining Palestinians to leave Gaza City, saying it is their โ€œlast opportunity.โ€.

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Indonesian rescuers race to find dozens of students in rubble of collapsed school

Read full article: Indonesian rescuers race to find dozens of students in rubble of collapsed school

Indonesian rescue workers are racing against the clock in the search for survivors from a school collapse in the province of East Java.

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Justice Department sues New Jersey synagogue protesters using law meant to protect abortion clinics

Read full article: Justice Department sues New Jersey synagogue protesters using law meant to protect abortion clinics

Federal officials have sued pro-Palestinian demonstrators involved in a heated protest last year outside a New Jersey synagogue.

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Schwarzenegger downplays Trump and backs Vatican initiative to 'terminate' global warming

Read full article: Schwarzenegger downplays Trump and backs Vatican initiative to 'terminate' global warming

Arnold Schwarzenegger is throwing his weight behind the Vaticanโ€™s environmental initiative.

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Takeaways from APโ€™s report about financial allegations against worship leader Sean Feucht

Read full article: Takeaways from APโ€™s report about financial allegations against worship leader Sean Feucht

Sean Feucht, a conservative Christian worship leader, gained attention in 2020 by defying COVID-19 restrictions with protest concerts.

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Worship leader Sean Feucht mismanaged millions in ministry funds, former associates say

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Worship leader Sean Feucht's meteoric rise to prominence began in 2020 during the pandemic.

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The Latest: Hamas says it will study Trump's peace plan before responding

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Hamas says it will study U.S. President Donald Trumpโ€™s peace plan for Gaza both within the group and with other Palestinian factions before responding.

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A student 'womb service' works covertly to deliver contraception at a Catholic college

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At DePaul University, a Catholic school in Chicago, students have created a covert contraceptive delivery network called โ€œthe womb service.โ€.

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Rescuers run oxygen to survivors in Indonesia school building collapse that buried dozens

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Rescuers ran oxygen and water to students trapped in the unstable concrete rubble of a collapsed school building in Indonesia, as they desperately worked to free survivors.

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