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Takeaways from AP report on abuse case handled by Pope Leo. Victims say he helped when others didn't

Takeaways from AP report on abuse case handled by Pope Leo. Victims say he helped when others didn't

VATICAN CITY (AP) — As Pope Leo XIV’s past record of handling clergy sexual abuse cases comes under scrutiny, his biggest defenders are the victims of a powerful Catholic movement he helped dismantle.
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At 3 a.m. in the Capitol, the Speaker of the House pauses to share his place for prayer

At 3 a.m. in the Capitol, the Speaker of the House pauses to share his place for prayer

WASHINGTON (AP) — It was just past 3 a.m., a few hours before the House vote on President Donald Trump's top priority in Congress, his “big, beautiful bill.
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‘We don’t get to discriminate’: How a Raleigh ministry decided to help resettle Afrikaners

‘We don’t get to discriminate’: How a Raleigh ministry decided to help resettle Afrikaners

RALEIGH, N.C. (RNS) — The 12×30-foot storage unit in a Raleigh, North Carolina, suburb is crammed full of chairs, tables, mattresses, lamps, pots and pans.
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At least 60 people killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza as Israel lets minimal aid in

At least 60 people killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza as Israel lets minimal aid in

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — At least 60 people were killed by Israeli strikes across Gaza in a 24-hour period, Gaza's health ministry said Friday, as Israel pressed ahead with its military offensive and let in minimal aid to the strip.
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Greek monk hospitalized after monastery clash linked to decades-old dispute

Greek monk hospitalized after monastery clash linked to decades-old dispute

THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — An Orthodox Christian monk was hospitalized following a violent confrontation at a monastic sanctuary in northern Greece, authorities said Friday. The incident is tied to a decades-old religious dispute.
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Live updates: Israel lets food into Gaza even as its forces attack a hospital, Palestinians say

Live updates: Israel lets food into Gaza even as its forces attack a hospital, Palestinians say

Israeli tanks and drones attacked a hospital in northern Gaza overnight, igniting fires and causing extensive damage, Palestinian hospital officials said on Thursday.
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Bonded by work and love, Israeli Embassy colleagues' lives cut short by gunman

Bonded by work and love, Israeli Embassy colleagues' lives cut short by gunman

They were colleagues, and they were a couple, days away from a marriage proposal.
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Judge rules Newfoundland parishioners must hand over their church to be sold

Judge rules Newfoundland parishioners must hand over their church to be sold

ST. JOHN'S — A judge has ordered parishioners in southeastern Newfoundland to hand over their church so it can be sold to pay survivors of sexual abuse.
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Supreme Court tie vote dooms taxpayer funded Catholic charter school in Oklahoma

Supreme Court tie vote dooms taxpayer funded Catholic charter school in Oklahoma

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday effectively ended a publicly funded Catholic charter school in Oklahoma, dividing 4-4.
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Pope Leo XIV makes first U.S. bishop appointment, fills San Diego vacancy

Pope Leo XIV makes first U.S. bishop appointment, fills San Diego vacancy

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV , history’s first American pope, on Thursday made his first American bishop appointment as he named Bishop Michael Pham as bishop of San Diego, California. Pham, 58, is currently an auxiliary bishop in the diocese.
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