Divided US Catholics hope Leo XIV fulfills their hopes
NEW YORK (AP) — News that the global Catholic church would get its first-ever U.S.-born pope was welcomed by Catholics ...
Read moreStates compete for top billing on Democrats’ 2028 election calendar
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Before they can name their next presidential nominee, Democrats will have to decide which state ...
Read morePope Leo XIV calls for peace in Ukraine, a Gaza ceasefire and release of hostages
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV called for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire ...
Read moreIsrael’s blockade means Gaza’s hospitals cannot provide food to recovering patients
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — It cost a fortune, she said, but Asmaa Fayez managed to buy a few ...
Read moreUS and China begin 2nd day of tariff talks. No breakthroughs but Trump touts ‘great progress’
GENEVA (AP) — The U.S. and China on Sunday resumed crucial tariff talks that have put the global economy on ...
Read moreUkrainian president welcomes Russian overtures but insists on ceasefire before peace talk
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he is pleased to see that Russia is finally engaging with ...
Read moreIsraeli strikes on Gaza kill 10 people, mostly women and children
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes overnight and into Sunday killed 10 people in the Gaza Strip, mostly ...
Read moreWhat is the traditional Sunday blessing that popes deliver in St. Peter’s Square?
VATICAN CITY (AP) — For thousands of Catholic pilgrims in Rome, it’s the unmissable Vatican appointment: the midday Sunday blessing ...
Read moreAn Alaska Mother’s Day tradition: Mingling with ice age survivors on a farm
PALMER, Alaska (AP) — It is one of Alaska’s favorite Mother’s Day traditions, getting up close and personal with animals ...
Read moreEconomic jitters and soaring gold prices create a frenzy for US jewelry merchants
LOS ANGELES (AP) — At the biggest jewelry center in the United States, Alberto Hernandez fired up his machine on ...
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