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Pope Francis left unfinished business after a 12-year papacy. What challenges await the next pope?

Pope Francis left unfinished business after a 12-year papacy. What challenges await the next pope?

VATICAN CITY (AP) — While Pope Franci s accomplished a lot in his 12-year papacy, he left much unfinished business and many challenges for his successor — from the Vatican's disastrous finances to the wars raging on multiple continents and discontent
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More memorial masses planned for victims in Vancouver festival attack

More memorial masses planned for victims in Vancouver festival attack

VANCOUVER — About 400 people attended a memorial mass Saturday morning to honour those killed in last week's deadly vehicle ramming at a Vancouver Filipino festival. Father Amador Abundo said the mass at Delta, B.C.
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Trump draws criticism with AI image of himself as the pope ahead of the papal conclave

Trump draws criticism with AI image of himself as the pope ahead of the papal conclave

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump posted an artificial intelligence-generated image of himself dressed as pope as the mourning of Pope Francis continues and just days before the conclave to elect his successor is set to begin.
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Man arrested after triple stabbing at Hamilton mosque

Man arrested after triple stabbing at Hamilton mosque

HAMILTON — Police say they've arrested a 40-year-old man after three people were stabbed at a mosque in Hamilton. Officers responded to the Hamilton Downtown Mosque around 2:15 p.m. Friday after reports of an altercation.
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Vatican workers install Sistine Chapel stove where ballots are burned during conclave to elect pope

Vatican workers install Sistine Chapel stove where ballots are burned during conclave to elect pope

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Vatican workers installed the simple stove in the Sistine Chapel where ballots will be burned during the conclave to elect a new pope and began taking measures to block any electronic interference with their deliberations, as jock
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Thousands of Islamists rally in Bangladesh against proposed changes to women's rights

Thousands of Islamists rally in Bangladesh against proposed changes to women's rights

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Thousands of supporters of an Islamist group rallied in Bangladesh's capital on Saturday to denounce proposed recommendations for ensuring equal rights, including ones related to property, for mainly Muslim women.
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Dinner parties, listening and lobbying. What goes on behind closed doors to elect a pope

Dinner parties, listening and lobbying. What goes on behind closed doors to elect a pope

ROME (AP) — Rome is bustling with jasmine blooming and tourists swarming.
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Play your cardinals right: Betting on next pope gains popularity ahead of the conclave

Play your cardinals right: Betting on next pope gains popularity ahead of the conclave

ROME (AP) — Next week’s conclave to elect the successor to Pope Francis as leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics is a solemn affair steeped in centuries-old traditions .
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'Unspeakable tragedy': Grief and solidarity at Vancouver festival memorial mass

'Unspeakable tragedy': Grief and solidarity at Vancouver festival memorial mass

VANCOUVER — Rev. Francis Galvan was supposed to attend the Lapu Lapu Day street festival last Saturday, but he was grieving the death of Pope Francis and wasn't in the mood for celebrating. Galvan, the pastor at Sacred Heart Parish in Delta, B.C.
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Israeli military strikes near Syria's presidential palace after warning over sectarian attacks

Israeli military strikes near Syria's presidential palace after warning over sectarian attacks

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Israel’s air force struck near Syria's presidential palace early Friday after warning Syrian authorities not to march toward villages inhabited by members of a minority sect in southern Syria.
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