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First millennial saint Carlo Acutis will be canonized Sept. 7, the pope says

First millennial saint Carlo Acutis will be canonized Sept. 7, the pope says

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Friday set Sept. 7 as the rescheduled date to canonize the Catholic Church’s first millennial-era saint Carlo Acutis .
The Latest: Israel attacks Iran, killing top military officers

The Latest: Israel attacks Iran, killing top military officers

Israel launched a wave of strikes across Iran on Friday that targeted its nuclear program and military sites, killing at least two top military officers and raising the prospect of an all-out war between the two bitter Middle East adversaries.
Earthquakes damage centuries-old monasteries in a secluded religious community in Greece

Earthquakes damage centuries-old monasteries in a secluded religious community in Greece

THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Centuries-old monasteries have been damaged by an ongoing series of earthquakes in a secluded monastic community in northern Greece , authorities said Friday. A magnitude 5.
Pope Leo XIV's fashion choices make waves, and many wonder what they mean

Pope Leo XIV's fashion choices make waves, and many wonder what they mean

VATICAN CITY (AP) — When Pope Leo XIV stepped out on the central loggia of St.
The Latest: Israel attacks Iran

The Latest: Israel attacks Iran

Israel attacked Iran’s capital early Friday , in strikes that targeted the country’s nuclear program and raised the potential for a larger war between the two bitter adversaries.

Legion of Christ priest arrested in Mexico City airport on rape charge for alleged abuse of a minor

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities arrested a Roman Catholic priest at the capital’s international airport on charges of raping of a minor over a period of years, officials said Thursday. The Mexico state prosecutor’s office said that Rev.
A truck driver is convicted in the fatal shooting of an Amish woman in her Pennsylvania home

A truck driver is convicted in the fatal shooting of an Amish woman in her Pennsylvania home

MEADVILLE, Pa. (AP) — A jury convicted a 53-year-old truck driver Thursday of shooting to death a pregnant Amish woman inside her rural Pennsylvania home early last year.
US faith leaders opposed to ICE raids counsel nonviolent resistance and lead by example

US faith leaders opposed to ICE raids counsel nonviolent resistance and lead by example

When the Rev. Edward Anderson rallied in Los Angeles this week against the Trump administration's intensifying immigration crackdown , he positioned himself between law enforcement and his fellow protesters, serving as a human buffer.
Hamas says it killed 12 Israeli-backed fighters. Israeli-supported group says they were aid workers

Hamas says it killed 12 Israeli-backed fighters. Israeli-supported group says they were aid workers

CAIRO (AP) — A unit of Gaza’s Hamas-run police force said it killed 12 members of an Israeli-backed Palestinian militia after detaining them early Thursday.
Netanyahu's government survives vote to dissolve Israel's parliament

Netanyahu's government survives vote to dissolve Israel's parliament

JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government survived an attempt to dissolve Israel's parliament early Thursday morning, with most of his ultra-Orthodox coalition partners joining him in voting against a bill that would have forced