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Virginia man caught, arrested for trying to sneak loaded gun, knives into DC synagogue on Shabbat
The suspect stated that he had brought the weapons over safety concerns for himself and others based on recent news reports, according to the police report.
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Pope Leo XIV embarks on 12-day South American tour just weeks after lung cancer surgery
The pope will begin the trip in Uruguay, then travel to Argentina for three days, in the first papal visit to Argentina since Pope John Paul II traveled to the country in 1987, then close out the trip with six days in Peru.
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Pope Leo XIV welcomes singer-songwriter Bob Dylan to Vatican
Dylan asked to speak privately with Leo, and the two met for a few minutes, according to Rev. Antonio Spadaro, a Vatican culture ministry official.
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Supreme Court skeptical of Colorado's LGBTQ requirements on Catholic schools for tuition assistance
"Explain what the difference is between" explicitly excluding religious schools "and then choosing to impose a ​condition that you know that those schools will be unable to agree to?" Justice Barrett asks state's lawyer.
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Pope Leo XIV will make planned Latin America trip after doctors clear him for travel, Vatican says
The pope's recovery continues going well, and he has received favorable assessments from his medical team, the Vatican press office said.
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Tests show Pope Leo XIV requires no further treatment for lung cancer, the Vatican says
Final tests of tissue removed during the surgery determined the cancer had not spread, according to the pope's personal physician, Dr. Luigi Carbone, and his surgeon, Dr. Stefano Margaritora.
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Fired for refusing COVID jabs and blocked from jobs without mandate, firefighters seek jury trial
Unlike firefighter challenge that Supreme Court just rejected, plaintiffs in Microsoft's home town say they provided "hard facts" that Redmond rejected religious accommodations nowhere near "undue hardship" standard.
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Pope Leo spotted leaving hospital on Saturday
He will appear from the window of his apartment after returning, reports said.
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Vatican says Pope Leo has resumed his 'daily activities' just days after surgery
The Pope was diagnosed with lung cancer earlier this week and underwent surgery to have the lower lobe of his right lung removed.
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School district pays $275,000, changes policies to settle Bible study discrimination lawsuit
Federal court already imposed preliminary injunction on Washington's Everett Public Schools this spring. The district board will undergo "religious liberty training" and change policies on "religious activities," ministry's lawyers say.
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Pope 'progressing as expected' after surgery to remove lower lobe of lung, doctors say
Blood tests and an X-ray early on Wednesday showed his recovery is going normally, and he has also undergone respiratory physiotherapy
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Vatican says Pope Leo has been diagnosed with lung cancer
The tests confirmed the diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma. It said the diagnosis had been suspected by preoperative tests but was confirmed during the procedure, which removed a nodule from his lung.
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US military archbishop urges Catholic soldiers to recuse themselves from firing squad
Timothy Broglio, archbishop for military services, said it was his "duty to express" his disapproval of the plan, and he offered his "heartfelt sympathy" to the victims' family and friends who died in the attack.