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Anonymous donor for Nova Scotia Acadian church disappears, creating uncertainty

HALIFAX — An anonymous donation of $10 million that was expected to help preserve a historic, wooden church in southwestern Nova Scotia appears to have fallen through.

Oct 17, 2023 1:43 PM Read more >

Mourners in heavily Palestinian Chicago suburb remember Muslim boy killed as kind, energetic

BRIDGEVIEW, Ill.

Oct 17, 2023 5:33 AM Read more >

With humanitarian aid blocked at Egyptian border, Gaza draws closer to total collapse

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Truckloads of aid idled at Egypt’s border with Gaza as residents and humanitarian groups pleaded Monday for water, food and fuel for dying generators, saying the tiny Palestinian territory sealed off by Israel after last week

Oct 16, 2023 11:03 PM Read more >

Tennessee court to decide if school shooting families can keep police records from public release

NASHVILLE, Tenn.

Oct 16, 2023 4:13 PM Read more >

Canada's new antisemitism envoy Deborah Lyons eyes hate speech on campuses and online

OTTAWA — The Trudeau government has appointed former ambassador Deborah Lyons as Canada's Special Envoy on Preserving Holocaust Remembrance and Combatting Antisemitism.

Oct 16, 2023 3:50 PM Read more >

Italian lawmakers debate long-delayed Holocaust Museum revived by far-right-led government

MILAN (AP) — Italian lawmakers on Monday marked the 80th anniversary of the Nazi roundup of more than 1,200 Roman Jews in the Holocaust with a debate on a measure to partially fund a long-delayed Holocaust Museum in the capital.

Oct 16, 2023 2:44 PM Read more >

A Baltimore priest has been dismissed over 2018 sexual harassment settlement

BALTIMORE (AP) — A Benedictine monk has been suspended from ministry after the Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore recently became aware of a payment he made several years ago to settle sexual harassment allegations.

Oct 16, 2023 2:02 PM Read more >

Women's voices being heard at Vatican's big meeting on church's future, nun says

ROME (AP) — A prominent Irish nun said Monday that women’s voices are being heard at Pope Francis’ big meeting on the future of the Catholic Church, and said delegates are also acknowledging the hurt caused by the church’s position on homosexuality.

Oct 16, 2023 9:30 AM Read more >

Unification Church slams Japan's dissolution request as a threat to religious freedom

TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese branch of the Unification Church on Monday criticized the Japanese government's request for a court order to dissolve the group, saying it's based on groundless accusations and is a serious threat to religious freedom and hu

Oct 16, 2023 7:58 AM Read more >

In Hamas' horrific killings, Israeli trauma over the Holocaust resurfaces

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Women, children and older adults hiding in safe rooms gunned down mercilessly. Homes set ablaze with terrified residents still inside them. Children, some bound, forced into a room and slaughtered. Jews, helpless.

Oct 15, 2023 8:48 PM Read more >