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Gli the cat can stay even as Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia changes
Middle East

Gli the cat can stay even as Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia changes

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – With thousands of Instagram followers and even a former U.S. president as a fan, Gli the cat…
Court imprisons 7 defendants for torching a church in Giza
Egypt

Court imprisons 7 defendants for torching a church in Giza

The Giza Criminal Court on Tuesday sentenced seven defendants to 15 years in prison each, and acquitted two others, in…
Jerusalem’s Holy Sepulcher reopens after coronavirus closure
Middle East

Jerusalem’s Holy Sepulcher reopens after coronavirus closure

JERUSALEM (AP) — Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulcher reopened to visitors on Sunday after a two-month closure due to…
Molotov cocktail hits Alexandria church, no injuries
Egypt

Molotov cocktail hits Alexandria church, no injuries

The Coptic Orthodox Church said that at three am on Saturday a pedestrian threw a Molotov cocktail at the Virgin…
Cardinal Pell lawyers say child sex conviction ‘wrong’
World

Cardinal Pell lawyers say child sex conviction ‘wrong’

Lawyers for disgraced Cardinal George Pell claimed Wednesday he remains behind bars for child sex abuse based on “wrong” and…
Ex-pope Benedict rejects opening up priesthood to married men
World

Ex-pope Benedict rejects opening up priesthood to married men

Former pope Benedict XVI has publicly urged his successor Pope Francis not to open the Catholic priesthood up to married…
Pope Francis equates violence against women to profaning God
World

Pope Francis equates violence against women to profaning God

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is pinning much of his hopes for a more peaceful world in the new…
Pope Francis kicks off Christmas celebrations with midnight Mass
World

Pope Francis kicks off Christmas celebrations with midnight Mass

Pope Francis ushered in Christmas celebrations for the world’s 1.3 billion Catholics on Tuesday, saying the celebration of Jesus’s birth…
Pope lands in Thailand to kick off two-country Asian tour
World

Pope lands in Thailand to kick off two-country Asian tour

Pope Francis arrived in Thailand on Wednesday greeted by cheering faithful, on the first leg of an Asian tour that…
Photos: Thousands of Egyptians celebrate new church honoring Saint George in Luxor
Egypt

Photos: Thousands of Egyptians celebrate new church honoring Saint George in Luxor

Thousands of Coptic Christians and Muslims across Egypt flocked to Luxor governorate in Upper Egypt on Tuesday amid heavy security…
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