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Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass for local homeless people, invites them to lunch at summer villa

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass for local homeless people, invites them to lunch at summer villa

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (AP) — Pope Leo XIV spent the last Sunday of his summer vacation with several dozen refugees, homeless and poor people and the church volunteers who help them, celebrating a special Mass for them and inviting them into the Vati
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From apps to matchmaking: the diverse ways some American Muslims navigate finding marriage partners

From apps to matchmaking: the diverse ways some American Muslims navigate finding marriage partners

Nura Maznavi got a kick out of learning that New York City Muslim mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani met his wife on Hinge.
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Druze demand self determination in largest protest held since deadly clashes in Syria

BEIRUT (AP) — Hundreds of people demonstrated in Syria’s southern city of Sweida and elsewhere on Saturday to demand the right to self determination for the Druze minority, the largest protests to take place since deadly clashes in the area last mont
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Israel prepares to move Palestinians to southern Gaza as Israelis urge mass protest over war

Israel prepares to move Palestinians to southern Gaza as Israelis urge mass protest over war

NAHARIYA, Israel (AP) — Israel announced Saturday that it is preparing to move Palestinians from combat zones to southern Gaza as plans move ahead for a military offensive in some of the territory's most populated areas.
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Suspected Islamist rebels kill 30 in Congo's North Kivu province

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Suspected Islamist rebels have killed at least 30 people in a series of attacks in Congo's North Kivu province in recent days, a Congolese military official said Saturday.
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100 days of Pope Leo XIV: A calm papacy that avoids polemics is coming into focus

100 days of Pope Leo XIV: A calm papacy that avoids polemics is coming into focus

VATICAN CITY (AP) — When Pope Leo XIV surprised tens of thousands of young people at a recent Holy Year celebration with an impromptu popemobile romp around St.
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Far-right Israeli minister posts a video of his confrontation with an imprisoned Palestinian leader

Far-right Israeli minister posts a video of his confrontation with an imprisoned Palestinian leader

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel's far-right national security minister posted a video Friday that shows him admonishing an imprisoned Palestinian leader in a face-to-face meeting inside a prison, saying Israel will confront anyone who acts against the
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A shooting near a mosque in Sweden leaves 1 dead, police say

A shooting near a mosque in Sweden leaves 1 dead, police say

BERLIN (AP) — A shooting near a mosque in central Sweden on Friday left one person dead and one injured and police said they believe it was linked to gang violence.
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French leader Macron vows justice after unknown attackers chop down tree honoring murdered Jew

French leader Macron vows justice after unknown attackers chop down tree honoring murdered Jew

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron pledged Friday that no effort will be spared to track down and prosecute unknown attackers who chopped down an olive tree planted in homage to a French Jew murdered in 2006.
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Pope Leo XIV prays for peace as US-Russia summit over Ukraine war gets underway

Pope Leo XIV prays for peace as US-Russia summit over Ukraine war gets underway

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (AP) — Pope Leo XIV prayed Friday for a peaceful end to the “increasingly deafening violence” of wars around the world as he celebrated a Catholic feast day on the same day as a high-stakes U.S.
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