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Pope meets with head of Greek Catholic Church in Ukraine, who invites him to Kyiv

Pope meets with head of Greek Catholic Church in Ukraine, who invites him to Kyiv

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV met Thursday at the Vatican with the head of the Greek Catholic Church in Ukraine, in one of his first audiences as pontiff that reaffirmed his appeal for a peaceful, negotiated end to Russia’s war.
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NYU denies diploma to student who criticized Israel in commencement speech

NYU denies diploma to student who criticized Israel in commencement speech

NEW YORK (AP) — New York University said it would deny a diploma to a student who used a graduation speech to condemn Israel’s attacks on Palestinians and what he described as U.S. “complicity in this genocide.
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Those who've worked with Pope Leo XIV are optimistic he'll elevate women's roles - with limits

Those who've worked with Pope Leo XIV are optimistic he'll elevate women's roles - with limits

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Before becoming Pope Leo XIV , Cardinal Robert Prevost presided over one of the most revolutionary reforms of Pope Francis' pontificate by having women serve on the Vatican board that vets nominations for bishops.
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Israeli airstrikes in Gaza kill 70 people, including 22 children, health officials say

Israeli airstrikes in Gaza kill 70 people, including 22 children, health officials say

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli airstrikes pounded northern and southern Gaza on Wednesday, killing at least 70 people, including almost two dozen children, according to hospitals and health officials, a day after Israeli Prime Minister Benj
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French Prime Minister Bayrou denies cover-up in Catholic school abuse scandal

French Prime Minister Bayrou denies cover-up in Catholic school abuse scandal

PARIS (AP) — French Prime Minister François Bayrou on Wednesday denied covering up decades of alleged abuse at a Catholic school where several of his children studied, telling a parliamentary commission he had “hidden nothing” and saying opponents ar
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Clinging to a Greek cliff, this monastery welcomes people from around the world. No women allowed

Clinging to a Greek cliff, this monastery welcomes people from around the world. No women allowed

MOUNT ATHOS, Greece (AP) — The medieval monastery clings almost impossibly to sheer cliffs high above the shimmering turquoise of the Aegean Sea. Rising from the rugged granite rock, its walls enclose a diverse Christian Orthodox community.
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Pope vows every effort to work for peace in regions where Christians persecuted, forced to flee

Pope vows every effort to work for peace in regions where Christians persecuted, forced to flee

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV vowed to take “every effort” Wednesday to work for peace in the Middle East and Ukraine and to actively promote the spirituality and traditions of the eastern rite churches, those Catholic communities with origins in
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Meet the Mount Athos monks living at Simonos Petra monastery in northern Greece

Meet the Mount Athos monks living at Simonos Petra monastery in northern Greece

MOUNT ATHOS, Greece (AP) — Mount Athos, a verdant peninsula in northern Greece, has been a center of Christian Orthodox monasticism for more than 1,000 years.
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PHOTO COLLECTION: Greece Multicultural Monastery

PHOTO COLLECTION: Greece Multicultural Monastery

This is a photo collection curated by AP photo editors. The Associated Press
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Netanyahu says there is 'no way' Israel halts the war in Gaza until Hamas is defeated

Netanyahu says there is 'no way' Israel halts the war in Gaza until Hamas is defeated

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says there is “no way” Israel will halt its war in Gaza — where airstrikes on two hospitals Tuesday killed at least eight and wounded dozens — even if a deal is reached to release more
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