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Chicago mayor sees Pope Leo XIV as key ally on social justice, migration after Vatican meeting
ROME (AP) — The mayor said it was comforting to know that someone who comes from the city of Chicago "can speak to justice” and defend “the most vulnerable among us.”
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9mMamdani skipped NYC’s Israel Day Parade. Supporters say he missed the point.
NEW YORK (RNS) — Supporters argued the parade was foremost about supporting the New York Jewish community — which has faced escalating antisemitic incidents — rather than the actions of the Israeli government.
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7mThe Vatican is tackling a big problem plaguing global healthcare
(RNS) — More than 100 experts and advocates gathered for the largest-ever summit in Rome on the challenges to provide clean water, sanitation and hygiene at hospitals and clinics around the world lacking these basic needs.
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7mCan Reform Judaism reform itself?
(RNS) — A New York City conference considers the future of Reform Judaism.
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6mFormer Yemen President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi, who governed mostly from exile, dies at 80
ADEN, Yemen (AP) — State-run Yemeni TV said that he died at his residence in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, but gave no other details.
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3mFormer abbot of China's famous Shaolin Temple sentenced to 24 years in prison for corruption
BEIJING (AP) — Shi Yongxin, whose original name is Liu Yingcheng, was also fined 3.5 million yuan (about $516,000) by the court in central Henan province after a trial.