Vatican issues a street art stamp, ends up getting sued
ROME — One night in early 2019, Rome street artist Alessia Babrow glued a stylized image of Christ she had made onto a bridge...
Pope mourns Italy cable car dead, prays for ‘little Eitan’
ROME — Pope Francis offered prayers Tuesday for “little Eitan,” the lone survivor of the cable car disaster in northern Italy that left 14...
Report says UK Conservatives seen as insensitive to Muslims
LONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson helped create an impression that his Conservative Party is “insensitive” to Muslims with a newspaper column comparing veil-wearing...
After featuring in One Good Thing, volunteers keep on giving
For more than a year, The Associated Press has been bringing you “One Good Thing” — stories highlighting good deeds done by individuals to...
American Jews take stock of internal divisions, antisemitism
As fighting between Israel and Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers raged before last week's cease-fire, U.S. rabbinical student Max Buchdahl wanted to be considerate of...
Tennessee bans teaching critical race theory in schools
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee is the latest state to ban teachers from teaching certain concepts of race and racism in public schools.
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On a mission to heal after exposing her dad to deadly virus
SHARON, Mass. — For a year, Michelle Pepe awoke every day, recited the Kaddish, the mourner’s prayer, and kissed a photo of her father....
Pope challenges Vatican’s journalists: Who reads your news?
ROME — Pope Francis challenged the Vatican’s in-house journalists Monday to essentially justify their continued work, asking them how many people actually consume their...
Wisconsin priest who ignored COVID limits is asked to resign
LA CROSSE, Wis. — A priest in Wisconsin who has been ignoring COVID-19 gathering restrictions at his masses and criticized Democrats for their stance...
Man leaves feces, hurls remarks outside Florida synagogue
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. — A man yelled antisemitic remarks at a rabbi in front of a South Florida synagogue. He returned and dumped a...
