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A thriller about electing a pope draws crowds at the Rome Film Festival near the Vatican

A thriller about electing a pope draws crowds at the Rome Film Festival near the Vatican

ROME (AP) — With Pope Francis a few weeks away from his 88th birthday, the plotting for his successor is well underway at the Vatican.
Pope Francis' Catholic church reform process ends without giving more equity to women

Pope Francis' Catholic church reform process ends without giving more equity to women

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis' yearslong process to reform the Catholic Church closed Saturday with recommendations that fell short of giving women more equity as hoped, but reflected the pope’s aims for a church that at least listens more to its
Catholic church reform process expected to disappoint hopes of more equity for women

Catholic church reform process expected to disappoint hopes of more equity for women

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A yearslong process to reform the Catholic Church closes Saturday with recommendations that are expected to fall far short of hopes that women would be given more equity but that reflect the pope’s aims for a church that at least
Native Americans laud Biden for historic apology over boarding schools. They want action to follow

Native Americans laud Biden for historic apology over boarding schools. They want action to follow

LAVEEN VILLAGE, Ariz. (AP) — President Joe Biden did something Friday that no other sitting U.S.

Nuns push back after GOP political activist casts doubt on their Pennsylvania voting registration

ERIE, Pa. (AP) — A group of Pennsylvania nuns says a conservative political organizer posted “false and misleading information” about them by claiming no one lives at their home in Erie and making vague threats to consult his lawyers about them.
Takeaways from AP's report on the past and present of two historic Philadelphia churches

Takeaways from AP's report on the past and present of two historic Philadelphia churches

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The two historic churches are less than a mile apart in Philadelphia. Christ Church is where some of the Founding Fathers worshipped, and where colonial America made its break with the Church of England.
Two historic Philadelphia churches offer lessons for an America divided today and in its infancy

Two historic Philadelphia churches offer lessons for an America divided today and in its infancy

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — George Washington. Benjamin Franklin. Betsy Ross. The two Founding Fathers and the seamstress of the American flag all once worshipped on the now centuries-old wooden pews of Christ Church.
Two historic Philadelphia churches offer lessons for an America divided today and in its infancy

Two historic Philadelphia churches offer lessons for an America divided today and in its infancy

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — George Washington. Benjamin Franklin. Betsy Ross. The two Founding Fathers and the seamstress of the American flag all once worshipped on the now centuries-old wooden pews of Christ Church.
Takeaways from AP's report on the past and present of two historic Philadelphia churches

Takeaways from AP's report on the past and present of two historic Philadelphia churches

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The two historic churches are less than a mile apart in Philadelphia. Christ Church is where some of the Founding Fathers worshipped, and where colonial America made its break with the Church of England.
Thousands mourn Fethullah Gülen, a Turkish spiritual leader who died in the US

Thousands mourn Fethullah Gülen, a Turkish spiritual leader who died in the US

AUGUSTA, N.J.
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