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Frail Pope Francis takes to ‘popemobile’ to greet Easter crowd
Pope Francis called for freedom of thought and tolerance in his Easter Sunday address, as the weakened pontiff delighted the crowds of Catholic faithful by making a much hoped-for holiday appearance, ...
Pope Francis Is Dead at 88
Pope Francis, the Catholic church’s first Latin American pope, has died at 88. He rose from a humble childhood in Argentina ...
‘Foreign students whose visa is revoked can legally stay in the U.S. and continue studies if university doesn’t disenroll’
U.S. revokes visas of foreign students suspected of supporting terror groups, sparking legal challenges and comparisons to past activism.
Israeli strike in Gaza kills 23 as Arab mediators seek long-term truce
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — An overnight Israeli strike on a school-turned-shelter in Gaza City killed 23 people, as Arab ...
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Gaza's Catholics mourn Pope Francis. 'He used to call us at 7 p.m. every night'
GAZA CITY — For most people around the world, Pope Francis was a religious leader seen on video or read about in the news. For the congregation of a tiny Roman Catholic church in Gaza ...
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Dialysis patients struggle to get treatment in blockaded Gaza. Officials say hundreds have died
The 54-year-old makes the journey from a temporary shelter west of Gaza City to Shifa Hospital in the city’s north. There, he receives dialysis for the kidney failure he was diagnosed with ...
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For Palestinian Christians at a church in Gaza, Pope Francis' death is a special loss
GAZA CITY — For most people around the world, Pope Francis was a religious leader seen on video or read about in the news. For the congregation of a tiny Roman Catholic church in Gaza ...