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India votes in third phase of national elections as Modi escalates his rhetoric against Muslims

India votes in third phase of national elections as Modi escalates his rhetoric against Muslims

NEW DELHI (AP) — Millions of Indian voters across 93 constituencies were casting ballots on Tuesday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi mounted an increasingly shrill election campaign, ramping up polarizing rhetoric in incendiary speeches that have targ
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Pope Francis appoints new bishop in Tennessee after former bishop's resignation under pressure

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Pope Francis has appointed Reverend James Mark Beckman as Bishop of Knoxville, Tennessee, almost a year after the previous bishop resigned under pressure following claims he mishandled sex abuse allegations.
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The yearly memorial march at the former death camp at Auschwitz overshadowed by the Israel-Hamas war

The yearly memorial march at the former death camp at Auschwitz overshadowed by the Israel-Hamas war

OSWIECIM, Poland (AP) — Holocaust survivors and survivors of the Oct.
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Turkey formally opens another former Byzantine-era church as a mosque

Turkey formally opens another former Byzantine-era church as a mosque

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan formally opened a former Byzantine church in Istanbul as a mosque on Monday, four years after his government had designated it a Muslim house of prayer , despite criticism from neighboring
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A Holocaust survivor will mark that history differently after the horrors of Oct. 7

A Holocaust survivor will mark that history differently after the horrors of Oct. 7

KIBBUTZ MEFALSIM, Israel (AP) — When Hamas fighters invaded southern Israel on Oct. 7, the militant group that rules the Gaza Strip perpetrated the deadliest attack on Jews since the Holocaust.
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Netanyahu uses Holocaust ceremony to brush off international pressure against Gaza offensive

Netanyahu uses Holocaust ceremony to brush off international pressure against Gaza offensive

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday rejected international pressure to halt the war in Gaza in a fiery speech marking the country’s annual Holocaust memorial day, declaring: “If Israel is forced to stand alone, Israel
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$400 million boost in federal funds for security at places of worship

$400 million boost in federal funds for security at places of worship

NEW YORK (AP) — A $400 million increase in federal funding is available for security in places of worship, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Sunday.
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A milestone reached in mainline Protestant churches' decades-old disputes over LGBTQ inclusion

A milestone reached in mainline Protestant churches' decades-old disputes over LGBTQ inclusion

The fight to allow same-sex marriage and gay clergy has defined much of the last half-century for major mainline Protestant denominations in the U.S., mirroring in many ways the broader fight for LGBTQ+ inclusion in civic life.
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Ukraine marks its third Easter at war as it comes under fire from Russian drones and troops

Ukraine marks its third Easter at war as it comes under fire from Russian drones and troops

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — As Ukraine marked its third Easter at war, Russia on Sunday launched a barrage of drones concentrated in Ukraine’s east, wounding more than a dozen people, and claimed its troops took control of a village they had been targeting.
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Methodists end anti-gay bans, closing 50 years of battles over sexuality for mainline Protestants

Methodists end anti-gay bans, closing 50 years of battles over sexuality for mainline Protestants

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — It took just a few days for United Methodist delegates to remove a half-century's worth of denominational bans on gay clergy and same-sex marriages .
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