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Canonization of the first millennial saint, Carlo Acutis, postponed after the death of Pope Francis

Canonization of the first millennial saint, Carlo Acutis, postponed after the death of Pope Francis

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The canonization of the first millennial saint, Carlo Acutis , has been postponed due to the death Monday of Pope Francis, the Vatican announced.
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Pope Francis reached out to migrants and the LGBTQ+ community, but also drew unusual opposition

Pope Francis reached out to migrants and the LGBTQ+ community, but also drew unusual opposition

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Some takeaways about the life of Pope Francis, who died Monday : Background Jorge Mario Bergoglio was born Dec. 17, 1936, to Italian immigrants in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the eldest of five children.
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From Buenos Aires to Rome: Key dates in the life of Pope Francis

From Buenos Aires to Rome: Key dates in the life of Pope Francis

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Key events in the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis and died on Monday : Dec.
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Francis changed church policy on the death penalty and nuclear weapons but upheld it on abortion

Francis changed church policy on the death penalty and nuclear weapons but upheld it on abortion

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis changed the Catholic Church's teaching in areas such as the death penalty and nuclear weapons, upheld it in others such as abortion, and made inroads with Muslims and believers who long felt marginalized.
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'Who am I to judge?' Pope Francis had an informal, lighthearted speaking style

'Who am I to judge?' Pope Francis had an informal, lighthearted speaking style

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis, who died on Monday , had an informal, lighthearted speaking style, and sometimes he even created words in a combination of his native Spanish with the Italian that he spoke as pope.
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Pope Francis reached out to migrants and the LGBTQ+ community, but also drew unusual opposition

Pope Francis reached out to migrants and the LGBTQ+ community, but also drew unusual opposition

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Some takeaways about the life of Pope Francis, who died Monday : Background Jorge Mario Bergoglio was born Dec. 17, 1936, to Italian immigrants in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the eldest of five children.
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From Buenos Aires to Rome: Key dates in the life of Pope Francis

From Buenos Aires to Rome: Key dates in the life of Pope Francis

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Key events in the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis and died on Monday : Dec.
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US airstrikes killed 12 people in Yemen’s capital, the Houthi rebels say

US airstrikes killed 12 people in Yemen’s capital, the Houthi rebels say

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. airstrikes targeting Yemen’s capital killed 12 people and wounded 30 others, the Houthi rebels said early Monday. The deaths mark the latest in America’s intensified campaign of strikes targeting the rebels.
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Salvadoran President Bukele proposes prisoner swap with Maduro for Venezuelan deportees

Salvadoran President Bukele proposes prisoner swap with Maduro for Venezuelan deportees

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele proposed carrying out a prisoner swap with Venezuela on Sunday, suggesting he would exchange Venezuelan deportees from the United States his government has kept imprisoned for what he
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Israeli probe into the killings of 15 Palestinian medics in Gaza finds 'professional failures'

Israeli probe into the killings of 15 Palestinian medics in Gaza finds 'professional failures'

JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli investigation into the killings of 15 Palestinian medics last month in Gaza by Israeli forces said Sunday it found a chain of “professional failures” and a deputy commander will be fired — one of the most severe punishment
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