Tag: Religion
Austrian leader Kurz and partner expecting 1st child
BERLIN — Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said Saturday that he and his partner Susanne Thier are expecting their first child.
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Vatican: Pope to deliver Sunday blessing from Rome hospital
ROME — ROME — Pope Francis is walking in the corridor, working and even celebrated Mass at a Rome hospital where he will deliver...
Pope tells South Sudan leaders to make sacrifices for peace
ROME — Pope Francis and the Archbishop of Canterbury marked the 10th anniversary of the independence of South Sudan on Friday by urging its...
US adds to blacklist in China’s abuses of Muslim minorities
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration added 14 Chinese companies to a trade blacklist on Friday over their alleged role in that country's abuses of...
Families, rescuers hold vigil near collapsed building
SURFSIDE, Fla. — Family members and rescue workers held a vigil Wednesday night near the site of a collapsed Florida condo building shortly after...
Pope, from hospital, sends condolences to Haiti after attack
ROME — Pope Francis on Thursday sent his condolences to Haiti following what he said was the “heinous assassination” of President Jovenal Moïse.
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Israeli Supreme Court upholds contentious Jewish state law
JERUSALEM — Israel’s Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a controversial law that defines the country as the nation state of the Jewish people --...
Germany raids homes of 2 acquaintances of Vienna attacker
BERLIN — German investigators on Wednesday raided the homes of two acquaintances of an Islamic State group sympathizer who carried out a deadly shooting...
France: 11 convicted of cyberbullying teen who slammed Islam
PARIS — A French court on Wednesday convicted 11 of 13 people charged with harassing and threatening a teenager who harshly criticized Islam in...
Parents of kidnapped students in Nigeria plea for help
KANO, Nigeria — Praying, crying and waiting for news about their children, the parents of more than 120 Nigerian students abducted by armed bandits...
