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A wounded Palestinian Christian woman is brought into Al-Ahli Arab Baptist Hospital in Gaza City July 17, 2025, following what initial reports and medics said was an Israeli tank attack on the church of the Holy Family Parish -- the only Catholic parish in the Gaza Strip.

3 dead, Holy Family Gaza pastor injured after mid-morning Israeli attack

Three people were confirmed dead and nine were injured, including a parish pastor, following what initial reports say was a mid-morning Israeli tank attack on the Holy Family Parish Church in Gaza on July 17.
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Pakistani Christians mourn after gun attack on two ministers kills one

The daylight attack by motorcycle-riding gunmen on two Church of Pakistan ministers, killing one and wounding another, has reignited fears among Pakistan's beleaguered minority community.
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Knowing Black Catholic history can combat racism, professor says

The history of Black Catholics and other marginalized people in the U.S. church covering more than two centuries is one worth knowing and can guide the church's response to the challenges of racism and social justice, historian Shannen Dee Williams ...
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Cardinals cite retired pope’s outreach to victims, action against abusers

A cardinal who had served as an aide to now-retired Pope Benedict XVI and was present for his meetings with survivors of clerical sexual abuse said he "never found in him any shadow or attempt to hide or minimize anything."
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CCC official: Frozen bodies show why Canada must end agreement with U.S.

The discovery of four bodies frozen to death in open fields near the Manitoba border with the United States perfectly illustrates why refugee advocates are asking the Supreme Court of Canada to strike down the Safe Third Country Agreement between ...
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In decisions, Breyer has opposed death penalty, supported right to abortion

Justice Stephen Breyer is planning to retire at the end of the court's term, according to a report first announced by NBC News.
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Ukraine deserves peace, Pope Francis says

On the day Pope Francis established as a day of prayer for peace in Ukraine, the pope appealed for an end to all war and prayed that dialogue, the common good and reconciliation would prevail.
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