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Archbishop of New York offers surprise sermon while stranded in Newfoundland for days

Archbishop of New York offers surprise sermon while stranded in Newfoundland for days

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The Archbishop of New York delivered an unexpected sermon at the cathedral in St. John's, N.L., last week after his flight to Dublin was grounded at the city's airport. Cardinal Timothy Dolan's flight out of Newark, N.J.
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Their mosque burned down in LA-area wildfire. They're still determined to gather for Ramadan

Their mosque burned down in LA-area wildfire. They're still determined to gather for Ramadan

PASADENA, California (AP) — All that remains of Masjid Al-Taqwa is a sign that bears its name.
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Mourning two young brothers, the Bibas family of Israel awaits fate of their mother

Mourning two young brothers, the Bibas family of Israel awaits fate of their mother

JERUSALEM (AP) — Until the end, the Bibas family refused to lose hope that their loved ones held captive in Gaza — Shiri, a young mother, and her two red-headed boys — would return home to Israel alive.
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Middle East latest: Netanyahu says body Hamas released was a woman from Gaza, not a hostage

Middle East latest: Netanyahu says body Hamas released was a woman from Gaza, not a hostage

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused Hamas militants of violating the ceasefire deal by handing over the body of a woman from Gaza instead of Israeli hostage Shiri Bibas , the mother of two young boys whose bodies were returned a day
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UK court backs Vatican in refusing to say London financier acted in 'good faith' in property deal

UK court backs Vatican in refusing to say London financier acted in 'good faith' in property deal

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A British court on Friday largely backed the Vatican and refused to declare that a London-based financier acted in “good faith” in his dealings over the Holy See’s 350-million euro (US$375 million) investment in a London property.
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Pope marks a week in hospital with pneumonia as the obvious question is asked: Might he resign?

Pope marks a week in hospital with pneumonia as the obvious question is asked: Might he resign?

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis marked the one-week point Friday in his hospital stay, getting up and out of bed to eat breakfast as the 88-year-old pontiff continued fighting pneumonia and a complex respiratory infection, the Vatican said.
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Syria's Christians mark a decade since a horrific IS attack and worry about their future

Syria's Christians mark a decade since a horrific IS attack and worry about their future

TEL TAL, Syria (AP) — It was a mournful moment for Christians in Syria. A bell that once summoned residents to worship rang out, but the church was no longer there.
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Middle East latest: Israel says child hostages identified but other released body not their mother

Middle East latest: Israel says child hostages identified but other released body not their mother

Hamas on Thursday released four bodies they said were Israeli hostages , including two young children who were long feared dead and have symbolized the nation’s agony following the Oct. 7, 2023, attack .
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Israel identifies remains of child hostages but says another body from Hamas was not their mother

Israel identifies remains of child hostages but says another body from Hamas was not their mother

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The Israeli military said Friday it had positively identified the remains of two young hostages but another body released by Hamas under a ceasefire deal was not the boys’ mother as the militant group had promised.
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When the pope is sick, Italians always gossip about who comes next - even before 'Conclave'

When the pope is sick, Italians always gossip about who comes next - even before 'Conclave'

ROME (AP) — The pope looms so large in everyday Italian life that there are lots of expressions that make light of even a dark event like his death. “A pope dies, they make another,” goes one, suggesting how life goes on.
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