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Tens of thousands march against antisemitism in London including UK ex-Prime Minister Boris Johnson

LONDON (AP) — Tens of thousands of people including former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson gathered in London on Sunday for a march against antisemitism, a day after large crowds turned out for a pro-Palestinian rally . Johnson was joined by U.K.

Nov 26, 2023 11:19 AM Read more >

Pope Francis says he has a lung inflammation but will go to Dubai this week for climate conference

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday revealed that he has a lung inflammation but will go later this week to Dubai to address the climate change conference. Francis skipped his weekly Sunday appearance at a window overlooking St.

Nov 26, 2023 5:59 AM Read more >

With antisemitism rising as the Israel-Hamas war rages, Europe's Jews worry

GENEVA (AP) — As he sits in Geneva, Michel Dreifuss does not feel all that far away from the Hamas attack on Israel on Oct. 7 and Israel's subsequent bombardment of Gaza.

Nov 25, 2023 10:17 PM Read more >

Pope Francis has a hospital checkup after coming down with the flu

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis went to the hospital Saturday for tests after he came down with the flu, but the results ruled out any respiratory problems, the Vatican said.

Nov 25, 2023 10:38 AM Read more >

In the US, Hmong 'new year' recalls ancestral spirits while teaching traditions to new generations

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — For the annual fall renewal of her shaman spirit, Mee Vang Yang will soon ritually redecorate the tall altar in her living room where she keeps her father’s ring-shaped shaman bells.

Nov 25, 2023 9:43 AM Read more >

N.B. professor fired for allegedly making 'sexually oriented statements' to students

MONCTON, N.B. — A small, faith-based university in New Brunswick has fired one of its professors after an independent investigation found he allegedly made inappropriate or sexually oriented statements to students in 2020 and 2021.

Nov 23, 2023 3:02 PM Read more >

Suspended Alabama priest married the 18-year-old he fled to Italy with, records show

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Nov 22, 2023 6:18 PM Read more >

Pope meets relatives of Israeli hostages and Palestinians in Gaza and sets off firestorm over words

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis met separately Wednesday with relatives of Israeli hostages in Gaza and Palestinians living through the war and set off a firestorm by using words that Vatican diplomats usually avoid: “terrorism” and, according to th

Nov 22, 2023 5:56 PM Read more >

New AP analysis of last month's deadly Gaza hospital explosion rules out widely cited video

___ Editor's note: The Associated Press is publishing an updated visual analysis of the Oct. 17 explosion at Gaza’s Al-Ahli Hospital.

Nov 22, 2023 1:34 PM Read more >

Closing arguments in Vatican trial seek to expose problems in the city state's legal system

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Lawyers for a once-powerful cardinal accused Vatican prosecutors of being “prisoner to their completely shattered theory” on Wednesday in the latest round of closing arguments of a trial that has raised fundamental questions about

Nov 22, 2023 12:45 PM Read more >