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With flowers, altars and candles, Mexicans are honoring deceased relatives on the Day of the Dead

SANTA MARÍA ATZOMPA, México (AP) — Ana Martínez is eager to welcome her deceased loved ones back home. Martínez and others in southern Mexico's Oaxaca state wait with anticipation for Day of the Dead celebrations every Nov.

Nov 1, 2023 8:40 AM Read more >

Pope presses theologians to be in tune with challenges of daily life and talk with non-believers

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is pressing Catholic theologians to be more in tune with the challenges of ordinary people and urging them to dialogue with non-believers as well as believers of various religions.

Nov 1, 2023 7:16 AM Read more >

Israeli airstrikes crush apartments in Gaza refugee camp, as ground troops battle Hamas militants

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — A barrage of Israeli airstrikes leveled apartment buildings in a refugee camp near Gaza City on Tuesday, with rescuers clawing through the destruction to pull men, women and children from the rubble.

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Suspect in custody for posting online threats about Jewish students at Cornell University

ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — A Cornell University student was arrested Tuesday and accused of posting threatening statements online about Jewish students at the school, law enforcement officials said.

Oct 31, 2023 10:30 PM Read more >

House Speaker Mike Johnson was once the dean of a Christian law school. It never opened its doors

WASHINGTON (AP) — Before House Speaker Mike Johnson was elected to public office, he was the dean of a small Baptist law school that didn't exist.

Oct 31, 2023 10:29 PM Read more >

Largest Christian university in US faces record fine after federal probe into alleged deception

WASHINGTON (AP) — The country’s largest Christian university is being fined $37.7 million by the federal government amid accusations that it misled students about the cost of its graduate programs.

Oct 31, 2023 4:35 PM Read more >

On a US tour, Ukrainian faith leaders plead for continued support against the Russian invasion

WASHINGTON (AP) — Like other Christian, Jewish and Muslim clergy in a delegation of Ukrainian interfaith leaders visiting the United States this week, Bishop Ivan Rusyn has a succinct message: “Please, hear our cry.

Oct 31, 2023 9:53 AM Read more >

Spain's bishops apologize for sex abuses but dispute the estimated number of victims in report

MADRID (AP) — Spain’s Catholic bishops on Monday apologized again for sex abuses committed by church members following a report by Spain’s Ombudsman that accused the church of widespread negligence.

Oct 31, 2023 7:23 AM Read more >

Two pastors worry for their congregants’ safety. Are more guns the answer or the problem?

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — Inside the columned church on the corner, the rich tones of the organ have wrapped congregants in their embrace. The time has come for the Rev. Jimmie Hardaway Jr. to preach the lessons embodied by the Prince of Peace.

Oct 31, 2023 6:04 AM Read more >

Israel pushes deeper into Gaza and frees Hamas captive; Netanyahu rejects calls for cease-fire

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli ground forces pushed deeper into Gaza on Monday, advancing in tanks and other armored vehicles on the territory’s main city and freeing a soldier held captive by Hamas militants.

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