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Pope Leo XIV signals continuity on fighting abuse with new head of child protection board

Pope Leo XIV signals continuity on fighting abuse with new head of child protection board

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV signaled commitment to continuing the fight against clergy sexual abuse by appointing France's Bishop Thibault Verny to head the Vatican’s child protection advisory commission on Saturday.
A fragile ceasefire in the Israel-Iran war tests the harmony of Los Angeles' huge Iranian community

A fragile ceasefire in the Israel-Iran war tests the harmony of Los Angeles' huge Iranian community

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Tehrangeles" in West Los Angeles is home to the largest Iranian community outside Iran.
Pope Leo XIV resumes the tradition of taking a summer vacation. But he's got plenty of homework

Pope Leo XIV resumes the tradition of taking a summer vacation. But he's got plenty of homework

VATICAN CITY (AP) — In his very first sermon as pontiff, Pope Leo XIV told the cardinals who elected him that anyone who exercises authority in the Catholic Church must “make oneself small,” so that only Christ remains.
The Dalai Lama says he hopes to live more than 130 years ahead of 90th birthday

The Dalai Lama says he hopes to live more than 130 years ahead of 90th birthday

DHARAMSHALA, India (AP) — Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said that he hopes to live until he is over 130 years old, days after he laid out a succession plan by saying he plans to reincarnate after his death.
India's leader promises trade and investment in a visit to Trinidad and Tobago

India's leader promises trade and investment in a visit to Trinidad and Tobago

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi promising continued trade and investment in Trinidad and Tobago on Friday in an address to the nation's parliament.
A volunteer finds the Holy Grail of abolitionist-era Baptist documents in Massachusetts

A volunteer finds the Holy Grail of abolitionist-era Baptist documents in Massachusetts

GROTON, Mass. (AP) — Jennifer Cromack was combing through the American Baptist archive when she uncovered a slim box among some 18th and 19th century journals. Opening it, she found a scroll in pristine condition.
Trump says he didn't know an offensive term he used in a speech is considered antisemitic

Trump says he didn't know an offensive term he used in a speech is considered antisemitic

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he didn't know the term “shylock” is considered antisemitic when he used it in a speech to describe unscrupulous moneylenders.
Pakistan’s biggest brewery is evolving from its 165-year-old liquor legacy

Pakistan’s biggest brewery is evolving from its 165-year-old liquor legacy

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (AP) — A pungent fug of malt and yeastiness hangs over Murree Brewery, Pakistan ’s biggest and oldest producer of alcoholic drinks.
Dalai Lama, god-king for Tibetan Buddhists, will have a successor. That decision is consequential

Dalai Lama, god-king for Tibetan Buddhists, will have a successor. That decision is consequential

DHARAMSHALA, India (AP) — The Dalai Lama has often called himself a simple monk, but millions of his Tibetan Buddhist followers have worshipped him for decades as a near deity.
The Baha'i faith is small, far-flung, and faced with repression in parts of the Middle East

The Baha'i faith is small, far-flung, and faced with repression in parts of the Middle East

The Baha’i faith — a small but global religion with an interfaith credo — fits comfortably into the religious spectrum of most countries.