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Vatican unveils last of restored Raphael Rooms after 10-year cleaning that yielded new discoveries

Vatican unveils last of restored Raphael Rooms after 10-year cleaning that yielded new discoveries

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican Museums on Thursday unveiled the last and most important of the restored Raphael Rooms , the spectacularly frescoed reception rooms of the Apostolic Palace that in some ways rival the Sistine Chapel as the peak of high
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Bill Moyers, the former White House press secretary turned acclaimed TV journalist, dead at 91

Bill Moyers, the former White House press secretary turned acclaimed TV journalist, dead at 91

NEW YORK (AP) — Bill Moyers, the former White House press secretary who became one of television’s most honored journalists, masterfully using a visual medium to illuminate a world of ideas, died Thursday at age 91.
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Iran’s Khamenei resurfaces to warn against future US attacks in first statement since ceasefire

Iran’s Khamenei resurfaces to warn against future US attacks in first statement since ceasefire

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Thursday that his country had delivered a “slap to America’s face” by striking a U.S.
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7 Israeli troops are killed in a Gaza bombing as Palestinian officials say Israeli attacks kill 79

7 Israeli troops are killed in a Gaza bombing as Palestinian officials say Israeli attacks kill 79

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Wednesday reported one of its deadliest days in Gaza in months as its military said seven soldiers were killed when a Palestinian attacker attached a bomb to their armored vehicle.
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Majority of US adults support religious chaplains in public schools, a new AP-NORC poll shows

Majority of US adults support religious chaplains in public schools, a new AP-NORC poll shows

WASHINGTON (AP) — Few U.S. adults support allowing religious schools to become tax-funded public charter schools, but a majority favors allowing religious chaplains to provide support services for public school students, a new poll finds.
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Who was Olga, the Alaska Native drawing devotion as Orthodoxy's new saint?

Who was Olga, the Alaska Native drawing devotion as Orthodoxy's new saint?

KWETHLUK, Alaska (AP) — “St. Olga of Kwethluk, Matushka of All Alaska,” as she is officially known, was canonized on June 19 as the first female Orthodox saint from North America.
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Alaska Native woman, 'everybody's helper,' is Orthodox church's first female North American saint

Alaska Native woman, 'everybody's helper,' is Orthodox church's first female North American saint

KWETHLUK, Alaska (AP) — It was in the dusty streets and modest homes of this remote Alaska Native village that Olga Michael quietly lived her entire life as a midwife and a mother of 13.
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The fighting has stopped between Israel and Iran. Families of hostages now hope for a deal in Gaza

The fighting has stopped between Israel and Iran. Families of hostages now hope for a deal in Gaza

OR AKIVA, Israel (AP) — Liran Berman hasn't had much to keep hopeful over the 629 days of his twin brothers' captivity in Gaza. Ceasefire deals have collapsed, the war has dragged on , and his siblings remain hostages in the Palestinian enclave.
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Analysis: A battered Iran faces an uncertain future after its grinding war with Israel

Analysis: A battered Iran faces an uncertain future after its grinding war with Israel

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The bombing has quieted in Iran’s 12-day conflict with Israel. Now its battered theocracy and 86-year-old Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei must regroup and rebuild in a changed landscape.
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Justice Department closes investigation into Muslim-centered community near Dallas

Justice Department closes investigation into Muslim-centered community near Dallas

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice has closed a federal civil rights investigation into a Muslim-centered planned community around one of the state’s largest mosques near Dallas without filing any charges or lawsuits.
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