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The AP Interview: East Timor president sees pope stop as opportunity, not time to dwell on past sins

The AP Interview: East Timor president sees pope stop as opportunity, not time to dwell on past sins

DILI, East Timor (AP) — The president of East Timor sees Pope Francis' upcoming visit as a prime opportunity to promote Asia's youngest country on the world stage, not a time to confront the legacy of abuse by influential members of the clergy in the
Iraqi women fear rise in child marriages as lawmakers consider giving conservative clerics more say

Iraqi women fear rise in child marriages as lawmakers consider giving conservative clerics more say

IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Shaimaa Saadoun is haunted by her memory of being forced into an abusive marriage to a 39-year-old man just after she turned 13.
In Asia, pope urges Indonesia to live up to promise of 'harmony in diversity,' fight extremism

In Asia, pope urges Indonesia to live up to promise of 'harmony in diversity,' fight extremism

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Pope Francis urged Indonesia to live up to its promise of “harmony in diversity” and fight religious intolerance on Wednesday, as he set a rigorous pace for an 11-day, four-nation trip through tropical Southeast Asia and Oce
In Asia, pope urges Indonesia to live up to promise of 'harmony in diversity,' fight extremism

In Asia, pope urges Indonesia to live up to promise of 'harmony in diversity,' fight extremism

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Pope Francis urged Indonesia to live up to its promise of “harmony in diversity” and fight religious intolerance on Wednesday, as he set a rigorous pace for an 11-day, four-nation trip through tropical Southeast Asia and Oce
Pope opens Asia odyssey with stop in Indonesia to rally Catholics, hail religious freedom tradition

Pope opens Asia odyssey with stop in Indonesia to rally Catholics, hail religious freedom tradition

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is heading to Indonesia to start the longest trip of his pontificate , hoping to encourage its Catholic community and celebrate the tradition of interfaith harmony in a country with the world’s largest Muslim populati
A Pakistani religious leader is tried in his absence for allegedly threatening Geert Wilders

A Pakistani religious leader is tried in his absence for allegedly threatening Geert Wilders

SCHIPHOL, Netherlands (AP) — Prosecutors demanded a 14-year sentence Monday for a Pakistani Muslim leader accused of inciting the murder of anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders , the leader of the party that won last year's general election in the Nethe

Florida man sentenced for attacking Jewish teens

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after earlier pleading no contest to attacking four Jewish teenagers who were walking along a road while dressed for a religious holiday in 2022.
Is Usha Vance's Hindu identity an asset or a liability to the Trump-Vance campaign?

Is Usha Vance's Hindu identity an asset or a liability to the Trump-Vance campaign?

Usha Chilukuri Vance loves her “meat and potatoes” husband, JD Vance.
A Pakistani religious leader is tried in his absence for allegedly threatening Geert Wilders

A Pakistani religious leader is tried in his absence for allegedly threatening Geert Wilders

SCHIPHOL, Netherlands (AP) — Prosecutors demanded a 14-year sentence Monday for a Pakistani Muslim leader accused of inciting the murder of anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders , the leader of the party that won last year's general election in the Nethe
Pope embarks on longest, farthest and most challenging trip to Asia, with China in the background

Pope embarks on longest, farthest and most challenging trip to Asia, with China in the background

VATICAN CITY (AP) — If any evidence were needed to underscore that Pope Francis’ upcoming trip to Asia and Oceania is the longest, farthest and most challenging of his pontificate, it’s that he’s bringing along his secretaries to help him navigate th
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