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Gaza-bound aid boat with Greta Thunberg on board arrives in Israel after its seizure

Gaza-bound aid boat with Greta Thunberg on board arrives in Israel after its seizure

JERUSALEM (AP) — A Gaza-bound aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg and other activists arrived at an Israeli port Monday after Israeli forces stopped and detained them — enforcing a longstanding blockade of the Palestinian territory that has been tighten
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Sweat, tears, devotion: Pilgrims cross the wilderness to honor the Rocío Virgin in Spain

Sweat, tears, devotion: Pilgrims cross the wilderness to honor the Rocío Virgin in Spain

EL ROCIO, Spain (AP) — Their faces, hats and flamenco dresses caked in dust, hundreds of pilgrims gathered around an ox-driven carriage with their icon of the Virgin Mary after slogging on foot, horses and wagons through dirt roads for nearly 12 hour
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Baptist college in Georgia places president on leave as it probes whether he ignored sexual abuse

CLEVELAND, Ga. (AP) — A Baptist college in northeast Georgia has placed its president on leave while it investigates whether he ignored claims that a former administrator was abusing students.
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Nigerian Catholic priest who had recently served in the US abducted by extremists, church says

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — A Nigerian Catholic priest who recently served in the United States has been abducted by extremists along with other travelers in northeast Nigeria’s Borno state, the church said. The Rev.
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Southern Baptists target porn, sports betting, same-sex marriage and 'willful childlessness'

Southern Baptists target porn, sports betting, same-sex marriage and 'willful childlessness'

Southern Baptists meeting this week in Dallas will be asked to approve resolutions calling for a legal ban on pornography and a reversal of the U.S. Supreme Court's approval of same-sex marriage.
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Palestinians say Israeli fire kills 12 near aid sites. Israel says it fired warning shots

Palestinians say Israeli fire kills 12 near aid sites. Israel says it fired warning shots

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli fire killed at least 12 people and wounded others as they headed toward two aid distribution points in the Gaza Strip run by an Israeli and U.S.
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Israeli hostages highlighted at Boulder Jewish Festival after attack on group urging their release

Israeli hostages highlighted at Boulder Jewish Festival after attack on group urging their release

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Pope Leo criticizes political nationalism and prays for reconciliation and dialogue

Pope Leo criticizes political nationalism and prays for reconciliation and dialogue

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV criticized the surge of nationalist political movements in the world as he prayed Sunday for reconciliation and dialogue — a message in line with his pledges to make the Catholic Church a symbol of peace.
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Israel vows to prevent an aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg and other activists from reaching Gaza

Israel vows to prevent an aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg and other activists from reaching Gaza

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s government on Sunday vowed to prevent an aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg and other activists from reaching the Gaza Strip .
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Raising school fees torments many Africans. Some expect the Catholic Church to do more to help

Raising school fees torments many Africans. Some expect the Catholic Church to do more to help

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A crying parent with an unpaid tuition balance walked into the staff room of a Catholic private school and begged the teachers to help enroll her son.
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