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Lori Vallow Daybell convicted in Arizona of conspiring to kill her estranged husband in 2019

Lori Vallow Daybell convicted in Arizona of conspiring to kill her estranged husband in 2019

PHOENIX (AP) — A woman whose doomsday religious beliefs led her to kill her two youngest children and engage in a plot to kill a romantic rival in Idaho was convicted Tuesday in Arizona for conspiring to murder her estranged husband.
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So you saw 'Conclave' the movie. Here's what it got right – and wrong – about real-life conclaves

So you saw 'Conclave' the movie. Here's what it got right – and wrong – about real-life conclaves

Speculation surrounding a conclave to elect a pope is a time-honored tradition. But for the impending conclave following the death of Pope Francis , the ranks of armchair Vatican experts have swelled thanks to Hollywood.
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Pope Francis sought to make LGBTQ+ people more welcome, but church doctrine didn't change much

Pope Francis sought to make LGBTQ+ people more welcome, but church doctrine didn't change much

The papacy of Pope Francis ended with the same core doctrine for LGBTQ+ people that he inherited: The Catholic Church still rejected same-sex marriage and condemned any sexual relations between gay or lesbian partners as “intrinsically disordered.
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At shops around the Vatican, Pope Francis was a regular customer and a friend

VATICAN CITY (AP) — In the streets around the Vatican, where Pope Francis used to make impromptu outings, some of the shopkeepers are mourning the man they knew, not as the leader of a church or head of state, but as an ordinary person.
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A deleted condolence after pope’s death revealed tension between Israel and the Vatican

A deleted condolence after pope’s death revealed tension between Israel and the Vatican

JERUSALEM (AP) — Hours after Pope Francis’ death was announced, Israel's Foreign Ministry posted a short message on X: “Rest in peace, Pope Francis. May his memory be a blessing." Several hours later, it was deleted without explanation.
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PHOTO COLLECTION: Vatican Pope Security

PHOTO COLLECTION: Vatican Pope Security

This is a photo collection curated by AP photo editors. The Associated Press
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Polish and Israeli presidents lead March of the Living at Auschwitz

Polish and Israeli presidents lead March of the Living at Auschwitz

OSWIECIM, Poland (AP) — The Polish and Israeli presidents joined thousands of Israeli youth and others in an annual march Thursday at the former Auschwitz death camp on Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day.
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While the world watches Gaza, here is what’s happening in the West Bank

While the world watches Gaza, here is what’s happening in the West Bank

After the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023, ignited the devastating war in Gaza, a deadly new reality also took hold for Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
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Catholics remember Pope Francis as a friend of Africa, with some setting theology aside

Catholics remember Pope Francis as a friend of Africa, with some setting theology aside

BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Central African Republic’s capital had been torn apart by inter-religious violence leading up to Pope Francis’ 2015 visit , its streets haunted by fear and division.
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Legendary civil rights attorney Fred Gray honored with statue in Alabama

Legendary civil rights attorney Fred Gray honored with statue in Alabama

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Legendary attorney Fred Gray — once deemed the “chief counsel” of the Civil Rights Movement by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. — was honored with a statue outside the Alabama State Bar Association on Thursday.
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