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

BOULDER, Colo.

Jun 8, 2025 9:13 PM Read more >

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.

Jun 8, 2025 9:21 AM Read more >

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 .

Jun 8, 2025 6:56 AM Read more >

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.

Jun 8, 2025 5:38 AM Read more >

Yemen's al-Qaida branch leader threatens Trump, Musk and others

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The leader of al-Qaida's Yemen branch has threatened both U.S.

Jun 7, 2025 10:15 PM Read more >

Israel retrieves the body of a Thai hostage as 95 people are reported killed in Gaza

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel said Saturday it retrieved the body of a Thai hostage abducted into the Gaza Strip during the Hamas-led attack that sparked the war , as Israel's military continued its offensive, killing at least 95 people in the past

Jun 7, 2025 2:11 PM Read more >

A Sikh Captain America? Why religious diversity matters in the comics universe

“Captain America doesn’t wear a beard and a turban, and he’s white.” Vishavjit Singh looked at the boy who uttered those words, and then he looked at himself — a skinny, bespectacled, turbaned, bearded Sikh in a Captain America suit.

Jun 7, 2025 10:55 AM Read more >

The Taliban leader slams Trump's travel ban on Afghans and calls the US an 'oppressor'

The top Taliban leader on Saturday slammed President Donald Trump's travel ban on Afghans , calling the United States an oppressor, as Afghanistan's rulers seek greater engagement with the international community.

Jun 7, 2025 6:43 AM Read more >

How the Vatican manages money and where Pope Leo XIV might find more

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The world's smallest country has a big budget problem. The Vatican doesn’t tax its residents or issue bonds.

Jun 6, 2025 11:36 PM Read more >

Can an American pope apply US-style fundraising and standards to fix troubled Vatican finances?

VATICAN CITY (AP) — As a bishop in Peru, Robert Prevost was often on the lookout for used cars that he could buy cheap and fix up himself for use in parishes around his diocese.

Jun 6, 2025 11:35 PM Read more >