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As Pope Leo XIV faces scrutiny, victims of abusive Catholic group say he helped when others didn't

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV made plenty of enemies helping dismantle a powerful Catholic movement whose leaders physically, sexually, spiritually and psychologically abused members.

May 24, 2025 11:49 AM Read more >

Only 900 speakers of the Sanna language remain. Now Cyprus' Maronites are mounting a comeback

KORMAKITIS, Cyprus (AP) — Ash dangled precariously from Iosif Skordis' cigarette as he reminisced with fellow villagers in a language on the edge of extinction, one that partly traces its roots to the language Jesus Christ once spoke.

May 24, 2025 9:11 AM Read more >

How Evangelical pastors provide spiritual comfort in crisis-hit Venezuela

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — “Can I bring my gun into the worship service?” The question presented Venezuelan pastor Fernanda Eglé with a dilemma. Agreeing might have endangered parishioners at her evangelical church in Caracas.

May 24, 2025 7:00 AM Read more >

The Liberals promised a suite of crime measures. Here's what they're taking on

OTTAWA — After an election which saw the Conservatives campaign heavily on crime while the Liberals promised stricter measures for offences like violent car thefts, the new minority Liberal government has a stack of new crime policies to implement.

May 24, 2025 5:00 AM Read more >

Takeaways from AP report on abuse case handled by Pope Leo. Victims say he helped when others didn't

VATICAN CITY (AP) — As Pope Leo XIV’s past record of handling clergy sexual abuse cases comes under scrutiny, his biggest defenders are the victims of a powerful Catholic movement he helped dismantle.

May 24, 2025 12:48 AM Read more >

At 3 a.m. in the Capitol, the Speaker of the House pauses to share his place for prayer

WASHINGTON (AP) — It was just past 3 a.m., a few hours before the House vote on President Donald Trump's top priority in Congress, his “big, beautiful bill.

May 23, 2025 11:02 PM Read more >

‘We don’t get to discriminate’: How a Raleigh ministry decided to help resettle Afrikaners

RALEIGH, N.C. (RNS) — The 12×30-foot storage unit in a Raleigh, North Carolina, suburb is crammed full of chairs, tables, mattresses, lamps, pots and pans.

May 23, 2025 2:48 PM Read more >

At least 60 people killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza as Israel lets minimal aid in

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — At least 60 people were killed by Israeli strikes across Gaza in a 24-hour period, Gaza's health ministry said Friday, as Israel pressed ahead with its military offensive and let in minimal aid to the strip.

May 23, 2025 2:27 PM Read more >

Greek monk hospitalized after monastery clash linked to decades-old dispute

THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — An Orthodox Christian monk was hospitalized following a violent confrontation at a monastic sanctuary in northern Greece, authorities said Friday. The incident is tied to a decades-old religious dispute.

May 23, 2025 8:35 AM Read more >

Live updates: Israel lets food into Gaza even as its forces attack a hospital, Palestinians say

Israeli tanks and drones attacked a hospital in northern Gaza overnight, igniting fires and causing extensive damage, Palestinian hospital officials said on Thursday.

May 22, 2025 9:17 PM Read more >