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Vatican, Microsoft create AI-generated St. Peter's Basilica to allow virtual visits, log damage

Vatican, Microsoft create AI-generated St. Peter's Basilica to allow virtual visits, log damage

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican and Microsoft on Monday unveiled a digital twin of St.

Church of England head Justin Welby under pressure to resign amid abuse scandal

LONDON (AP) — The head of the Church of England, spiritual leader of the global Anglican Communion, is under pressure to resign after an investigation found that he failed to inform police about serial physical and sexual abuse by a volunteer at Chri
Israeli strikes kill dozens in Lebanon and isolated northern Gaza while Netanyahu and Trump speak

Israeli strikes kill dozens in Lebanon and isolated northern Gaza while Netanyahu and Trump speak

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes killed dozens of people including children on Sunday in Lebanon and isolated northern Gaza , as the world watched for signs of how the U.S.
Another person charged in violent protests at Hindu temple in Brampton, Ont.

Another person charged in violent protests at Hindu temple in Brampton, Ont.

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Police say they have arrested and charged another person following tense and sometimes violent protests at a Hindu temple in the Greater Toronto Area earlier this week.
India's ban on Salman Rushdie 'The Satanic Verses' may end - thanks to missing paperwork

India's ban on Salman Rushdie 'The Satanic Verses' may end - thanks to missing paperwork

NEW DELHI (AP) — The decadeslong ban of Salman Rushdie's “The Satanic Verses” in his native India is now in doubt — not because of a change of heart more than two years after the author’s near-fatal stabbing, but because of what amounts to some missi
Morocco limits preaching about war in the Middle East that invokes jihad

Morocco limits preaching about war in the Middle East that invokes jihad

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Politicians and activists in Morocco are questioning limitations imposed on preachers regarding what they may say about war in the Middle East during sermons.
India's ban on Salman Rushdie 'The Satanic Verses' may end - thanks to missing paperwork

India's ban on Salman Rushdie 'The Satanic Verses' may end - thanks to missing paperwork

NEW DELHI (AP) — The decadeslong ban of Salman Rushdie's “The Satanic Verses” in his native India is now in doubt — not because of a change of heart more than two years after the author’s near-fatal stabbing, but because of what amounts to some missi
Morocco limits preaching about war in the Middle East that invokes jihad

Morocco limits preaching about war in the Middle East that invokes jihad

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Politicians and activists in Morocco are questioning limitations imposed on preachers regarding what they may say about war in the Middle East during sermons.
AP VoteCast shows Trump boosted his level of support among Catholic voters

AP VoteCast shows Trump boosted his level of support among Catholic voters

Among several blocs of religious voters, including his loyal evangelical base , Donald Trump fared roughly as well in his victory over Kamala Harris as he did in his loss to Joe Biden four years ago.
The Temple of Satan gains ground in Chile as faith in traditional religions wanes

The Temple of Satan gains ground in Chile as faith in traditional religions wanes

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — It’s Friday night in Downtown Santiago, the capital of Chile , and a group of 15 people gather around a table, sharing a bottle of wine as the smell of tobacco and incense fill the air.
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