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Catholic Church sex abuse survivors launch database vetting cardinals' records

ROME (AP) — A network of clergy sex abuse survivors on Tuesday announced a database of Catholic cardinals’ records on the handling of such cases in a bid to influence the next papal conclave , while urging Pope Francis in a letter to adopt a worldwid

Mar 25, 2025 11:06 AM Read more >

Middle East latest: Oscar-winning Palestinian director is released after being attacked by Israelis

In the occupied West Bank , Israeli authorities released a Palestinian director of the Oscar-winning documentary “ No Other Land ,” a day after he was beaten by Jewish settlers and detained by soldiers.

Mar 25, 2025 10:34 AM Read more >

Montreal officially replaces city hall welcome sign that included woman wearing hijab

MONTREAL — The City of Montreal has officially taken down a welcome sign that stirred controversy last fall because it depicted a woman wearing an Islamic headscarf.

Mar 25, 2025 9:59 AM Read more >

Israel releases Oscar-winning Palestinian director after he was attacked by West Bank settlers

HEBRON, West Bank (AP) — Israeli authorities released an Oscar-winning Palestinian director who was detained by the army after being attacked by Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank.

Mar 25, 2025 8:57 AM Read more >

Court in Japan orders the dissolution of the Unification Church

TOKYO (AP) — The Unification Church in Japan was ordered dissolved by a court Tuesday after a government request spurred by the investigation into the 2022 assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe .

Mar 25, 2025 7:09 AM Read more >

How a shelter hit by Trump's aid cuts protects LGBTQ migrants in Mexico

TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — Ana Esquivel no longer feels like her heart stops every time she sees a police officer.

Mar 25, 2025 5:08 AM Read more >

As Ramadan ends, a new cookbook sheds light on Pakistan’s varied cuisine

When Maryam Jillani was growing up in Islamabad, the last day of Ramadan was about more than breaking a month-long fast with extended family.

Mar 25, 2025 4:46 AM Read more >

The cookbook 'Pakistan' serves up recipes for mutton pulao, garlic chutney and sweet seviyan

A mainstay at the Eid al-Fitr table of Maryam Jillani’s grandmother, Kulsoom, was mutton pulao, an aromatic rice dish prepared in a gently spiced bone broth.

Mar 25, 2025 4:40 AM Read more >

What is the Unification Church and why did a Japanese court order it dissolved?

TOKYO (AP) — A controversial South Korean church with powerful political connections faces dissolution in Japan after a Tokyo court ordered a revokation of its legal status after the government accused it of manipulative fundraising and recruitment t

Mar 25, 2025 1:22 AM Read more >

Oscar-winning Palestinian director is attacked by Israeli settlers and detained by the army

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli settlers beat up one of the Palestinian co-directors of the Oscar-winning documentary film “ No Other Land ” on Monday in the occupied West Bank before he was detained by the Israeli military, according to two of his fellow d

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