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What to know about Mariann Budde, the bishop who upset Trump with her inaugural sermon

What to know about Mariann Budde, the bishop who upset Trump with her inaugural sermon

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Right Rev. Mariann Budde made headlines this week after she angered President Donald Trump with her sermon during an inaugural prayer service.
Who is Mariann Budde, the Episcopal bishop who upset Trump during an inaugural prayer service?

Who is Mariann Budde, the Episcopal bishop who upset Trump during an inaugural prayer service?

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Right Rev. Mariann Budde made headlines this week after she angered President Donald Trump with her sermon during an inaugural prayer service.
Killed for fighting corruption, a Congolese man made a martyr is inspiring a new generation

Killed for fighting corruption, a Congolese man made a martyr is inspiring a new generation

GOMA, Congo (AP) — When Floribert Bwana Chui Bin Kositi was asked in 2007 to allow spoiled rice from Rwanda to be transported across the border to the eastern Congo city of Goma, he knew the risks of resisting corruption, especially as a government w
After 80 years, not many Auschwitz survivors are left. One man makes telling the stories his mission

After 80 years, not many Auschwitz survivors are left. One man makes telling the stories his mission

HAIFA, Israel (AP) — Naftali Fürst will never forget his first view of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, on Nov. 3, 1944. He was 12 years old.
Freedom is bittersweet for Palestinians released from Israeli jails

Freedom is bittersweet for Palestinians released from Israeli jails

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — When Dania Hanatsheh was released from an Israeli jail this week and dropped off by bus into a sea of jubilant Palestinians in Ramallah, it was an uncomfortable déjà vu.
Killed for fighting corruption, a Congolese man made a martyr is inspiring a new generation

Killed for fighting corruption, a Congolese man made a martyr is inspiring a new generation

GOMA, Congo (AP) — When Floribert Bwana Chui Bin Kositi was asked in 2007 to allow spoiled rice from Rwanda to be transported across the border to the eastern Congo city of Goma, he knew the risks of resisting corruption, especially as a government w
Freedom is bittersweet for Palestinians released from Israeli jails

Freedom is bittersweet for Palestinians released from Israeli jails

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — When Dania Hanatsheh was released from an Israeli jail this week and dropped off by bus into a sea of jubilant Palestinians in Ramallah, it was an uncomfortable déjà vu.
After 80 years, not many Auschwitz survivors are left. One man makes telling the stories his mission

After 80 years, not many Auschwitz survivors are left. One man makes telling the stories his mission

HAIFA, Israel (AP) — Naftali Fürst will never forget his first view of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, on Nov. 3, 1944. He was 12 years old.
Ohio pastor convicted in dispute over sheltering homeless vows to continue his mission

Ohio pastor convicted in dispute over sheltering homeless vows to continue his mission

BRYAN, Ohio (AP) — For more than a year, a pastor who opened his church around the clock to shelter and give hope to homeless people has been at odds with an Ohio city over the building housing his ministry.
Middle East latest: Gaza ceasefire holds as Israel cracks down in the West Bank

Middle East latest: Gaza ceasefire holds as Israel cracks down in the West Bank

The ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas stretched into a fifth day on Thursday.
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