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APTOPIX Vatican Pope Francis Obit
Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin, left, prays in front of the body of Pope Francis laid out in state inside his private chapel at the Vatican, Monday, April 21, 2025. (Vatican Media via AP, HO)

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Pope Francis worried about greeting crowd in St. Peter’s Square but was thankful he did, report says

APRIL 24, 2025

US-Antisemitism-Data and Discord
FILE - New York University students and pro-Israeli supporters rally across the street from where pro-Palestinian students and supporters rally outside the NYU Stern School of Business building, April 22, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

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Anti-Defamation League says anger at Israel is now the driving force behind antisemitism in the US

APRIL 24, 2025

Germany Holocaust
FILE - General view of the Memorial for the murdered Jews of Europe, the so called Holocaust Memorial in central Berlin, Germany, June 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)

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70% of Jewish Holocaust survivors will be gone in the next 10 years, a report shows

APRIL 24, 2025

Vatican Obit Pope Francis
FILE - Pope Francis wears a plaster and has a bruised, black left eye and a cut on his eyebrow as he talks to journalists during a press conference on board the flight to Rome, at the end of a five-day visit to Colombia, where he banged his head on his popemobile when it stopped short amid swarms of well-wishers and he lost his balance, having only had a hip-high bar to hold onto, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, pool, file)

Religion and Faith

Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff who ministered with a charming, humble style, dies at 88

APRIL 22, 2025

Congregants of the 104-year-old Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center, which burned down in the Eaton fire, gather for their Shabbat dinner at the First United Methodist Church in Pasadena, Calif., Friday, April 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Congregants of the 104-year-old Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center, which burned down in the Eaton fire, gather for their Shabbat dinner at the First United Methodist Church in Pasadena, Calif., Friday, April 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Religion and Faith

Jewish families channel Passover story after devastating losses in Los Angeles wildfires

APRIL 11, 2025

FILE - Freshly baked handmade matzo is seen after being prepared by first graders from Milton Gottesman Jewish Day School of the Nation's Capital at the JCrafts Center for Jewish Life and Tradition in Rockville, Md., April 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, file)
FILE - Freshly baked handmade matzo is seen after being prepared by first graders from Milton Gottesman Jewish Day School of the Nation's Capital at the JCrafts Center for Jewish Life and Tradition in Rockville, Md., April 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, file)

Religion and Faith

Passover begins soon. For many Jews, the celebrations will occur amid anxieties and divisions

APRIL 10, 2025

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Religion and Faith

A historic Black church took the Proud Boys to court. Now it controls their trademark

APRIL 4, 2025

Malaysia Eid al-Fitr
People attend prayer at National Mosque for the Eid al-Fitr, marking the end the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, March 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

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Eid al-Fitr Around the World – Photo Collection

MARCH 31, 2025

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Perpetual adoration is a growing Catholic trend. A Holy Year event is scheduled for the weekend

MARCH 28, 2025

FILE - Choir members sing hymns at Christ Church in Philadelphia during Sunday service, Oct. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao, File)
FILE - Choir members sing hymns at Christ Church in Philadelphia during Sunday service, Oct. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao, File)

Religion and Faith

The US Christian population has declined for years. A new survey shows that drop leveling off

FEB. 28, 2025

FILE - Worshippers perform a night prayer called 'Tarawih' during the eve of the first day of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan in Turkey at the Hagia Sophia mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, March 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel, File)
FILE - Worshippers perform a night prayer called 'Tarawih' during the eve of the first day of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan in Turkey at the Hagia Sophia mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, March 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel, File)

Religion and Faith

What is Ramadan and how do Muslims observe the Islamic holy month?

FEB. 28, 2025

Trumpeter Felice Carella is silhouetted as he plays the song Ave Maria for Pope Francis in front of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, where the Pontiff has been hospitalized since Feb. 14, in Rome, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Trumpeter Felice Carella is silhouetted as he plays the song Ave Maria for Pope Francis in front of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, where the Pontiff has been hospitalized since Feb. 14, in Rome, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Health

Pope Francis shows further slight improvement as he battles pneumonia, the Vatican says

FEB. 28, 2025

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