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Sen. Cornyn of Texas says federal probe started into Muslim-entered community near Dallas

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice has opened a federal civil rights investigation into a Muslim-centered planned community around one of the state's largest mosques near Dallas, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn said Friday.
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From Villanova to the Vatican: Alma mater is floored it taught the 1st US pope

From Villanova to the Vatican: Alma mater is floored it taught the 1st US pope

VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — When Villanova University's president, Rev. Peter Donohue, was nearing graduation as a theatre student, a future pope wasn't far away on campus, studying math two grades below him.
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Advocates press for accounting of sex-abuse cases in new pope's past jurisdictions

Advocates press for accounting of sex-abuse cases in new pope's past jurisdictions

The new pope , Leo XIV, has this in common with many of his peers in the Catholic hierarchy: He's been in positions of authority when accusations of sexual abuse have arisen against priests under his supervision.
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Fired New Brunswick professor files lawsuit against Crandall University in Moncton

Fired New Brunswick professor files lawsuit against Crandall University in Moncton

MONCTON — A religious studies professor who in 2023 was fired from a faith-based university for alleged sexual harassment has filed a lawsuit against the New Brunswick institution, claiming wrongful dismissal, defamation and privacy breaches.
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German Holocaust survivor Margot Friedländer dies at age 103

German Holocaust survivor Margot Friedländer dies at age 103

BERLIN (AP) — Margot Friedländer, a German Jew who survived the Theresienstadt concentration camp and became a high-profile witness to Nazi persecution in her final years, died Friday. She was 103.
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Peruvians know him as the priest who went 'from Chicago to Chiclayo.' He is now Pope Leo XIV

Peruvians know him as the priest who went 'from Chicago to Chiclayo.' He is now Pope Leo XIV

CHICLAYO, Peru (AP) — The people of northern Peru call him el obispo. Sometimes he is also Padre Prevost . Maybe when the shock wears off , they will get used to his new title, Pope Leo XIV .
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Pope Leo XIV celebrates first Mass as details emerge of how votes coalesced in secret conclave

Pope Leo XIV celebrates first Mass as details emerge of how votes coalesced in secret conclave

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV said Friday that his election was both a cross to bear and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass and details began to emerge of how votes swiftly coalesced to make him history's first American pope.
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As 'Born in the U.S.A.' plays, American cardinals in Rome celebrate Pope Leo XIV

As 'Born in the U.S.A.' plays, American cardinals in Rome celebrate Pope Leo XIV

ROME (AP) — Speakers blasted songs including “Born in the U.S.A.” and “American Pie” as six cardinal electors from the United States gathered in Rome on Friday to share their thoughts on the election of the first U.S.
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A 2012 video shows comments from new pope that disappoint LGBTQ activists

A 2012 video shows comments from new pope that disappoint LGBTQ activists

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV, in remarks in 2012 when he was the Augustinian prior general in Chicago, made comments critical of what he called the “homosexual lifestyle” and the role of mass media in promoting acceptance of same-sex relationship
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The Latest: Pope Leo XIV celebrates his first Mass as pontiff a day after his election

The Latest: Pope Leo XIV celebrates his first Mass as pontiff a day after his election

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass on Friday , a day after his historic election as the first U.S.
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