Tag: Religion and politics
Kenya eases curfew, other virus measures after cases decline
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta loosened infection-control measures Saturday after the number of new COVID-19 cases confirmed in the country dropped from...
Greece keeps lid on Orthodox Easter events, readies tourism
ATHENS, Greece — Worshippers lined up at churches across Greece on Orthodox Good Friday as the government kept pandemic restrictions in place through the...
Biden and Carter, longtime allies, reconnect in Georgia
PLAINS, Ga. — President Joe Biden was a first-term Delaware senator in 1976 when he endorsed an upstart former Southern governor for the presidency...
Shakeup in Iran’s presidential office after leaked tape
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's president has replaced the head of a think tank that recorded an interview with the country's foreign minister that leaked...
Outdoor mask guidance echoes what many Americans already do
In the small Nebraska town of Oxford, the school district dropped its mask mandate last month in what was a fairly straight-forward decision: Cases...
US Catholic bishops may press Biden to stop taking Communion
When U.S. Catholic bishops hold their next national meeting in June, they’ll be deciding whether to send a tougher-than-ever message to President Joe Biden...
EXPLAINER: New players add volatility in Jerusalem tensions
JERUSALEM — The holy city of Jerusalem, a tinderbox of competing religious and political claims, has repeatedly triggered bouts of Israeli-Palestinian violence.
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New players pose additional threats to Jerusalem tensions
JERUSALEM — Competing claims to the holy city of Jerusalem have long fueled fighting between Israel and the Palestinians. But a new mix of...
Family indicted, accused of selling bleach as COVID cure
MIAMI — A family accused of selling a toxic industrial bleach as a coronavirus cure through their Florida-based church has been indicted on federal...
Pope meets with Lebanon’s PM-designate, urges end of crises
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis met Thursday with Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri and urged all of Lebanon's political leaders to “urgently commit themselves...
