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Pope creates 21 cardinals, many of them reformers in their own right, to carry out his reform plans

Pope creates 21 cardinals, many of them reformers in their own right, to carry out his reform plans

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is installing 21 new cardinals , many of whom are key figures in his reform agenda: A Dominican preacher who acted as the spiritual father for Francis' recent gathering of bishops, a Neapolitan “street priest” like himself, a
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Quebec premier wants to put a stop to prayer in parks and public places

Quebec premier wants to put a stop to prayer in parks and public places

QUÉBEC — Quebec Premier François Legault says he's looking at ways to end prayer in public places, including parks, as his government promises to table new legislation to strengthen secularism in schools.
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Notre Dame's reopening will begin with an archbishop's knock on the doors. Here's what comes next

Notre Dame's reopening will begin with an archbishop's knock on the doors. Here's what comes next

PARIS (AP) — The reopening this weekend of Notre Dame is a succession of ceremonies to breathe life back into the iconic cathedral and celebrate the recovery from its devastating fire in 2019.
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A 40-year-old Christian commune faces an uncertain future

A 40-year-old Christian commune faces an uncertain future

HARDWICK, Mass. (RNS) — As fall shifts into winter in Hardwick, Massachusetts, temperatures are unseasonably high for November, and a 34-acre community built by a homesteading couple nearly four decades ago stands remarkably quiet.
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AP PHOTOS: Then and now, Notre Dame Cathedral's rebirth from fire

AP PHOTOS: Then and now, Notre Dame Cathedral's rebirth from fire

First, there are the images of Notre Dame Cathedral during and after an inferno that raged inside in 2019, toppling its spire and destroying its roof and gripping viewers around Paris and the world.
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Notre Dame's reopening will begin with an archbishop's knock on the doors. Here's what comes next

Notre Dame's reopening will begin with an archbishop's knock on the doors. Here's what comes next

PARIS (AP) — The reopening this weekend of Notre Dame is a succession of ceremonies to breathe life back into the iconic cathedral and celebrate the recovery from its devastating fire in 2019.
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Gunman who shot 2 kindergartners at a California school wrote about attack targeting children

Gunman who shot 2 kindergartners at a California school wrote about attack targeting children

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Australian prime minister blames antisemitism for arson attack on synagogue

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Arsonists extensively damaged a Melbourne synagogue on Friday in what Australia’s prime minister condemned as an antisemitic attack.
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Quebec premier to attend Notre-Dame Cathedral reopening Saturday in Paris

Quebec premier to attend Notre-Dame Cathedral reopening Saturday in Paris

QUÉBEC — Quebec Premier François Legault will attend the inauguration and reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on Saturday. The historic church was renovated and rebuilt after being ravaged by a fire in April 2019.
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Exiled Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof's definition of home is shifting

Exiled Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof's definition of home is shifting

NEW YORK (AP) — Shortly before he was to be flogged and imprisoned for eight years, Mohammad Rasoulof fled Iran.
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