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50 kidnapped Catholic school students in Nigeria escape as some schools ordered to close

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Fifty of the 303 students kidnapped from a Nigerian Catholic school on Friday have escaped and are now reunited with their families, officials said Sunday, as schools across Niger remain closed following the attack. The students, ages 10 to 18, escaped individually between Friday and Saturday, according to the Most Rev. Bulus …

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52 Catholic school students in Nigeria kidnapped by gunmen in latest attack: report

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Gunmen in Nigeria kidnapped several students and staff from a Catholic school early Friday, marking the latest attack on a Christian institution. Nigerian news outlet Arise TV said 52 children were abducted from St. Mary’s School. The Catholic institution is in Agwara local government’s Papiri community, according to The Associated Press, which …

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Pope Leo XIV strongly supports US bishops’ condemnation of Trump immigration raids: ‘Extremely disrespectful’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday strongly affirmed U.S. bishops’ message condemning the Trump administration’s immigration sweeps, calling on Americans to listen to the migrants and treat them humanely and with dignity. The pope was asked about the “special message” the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops adopted during their general assembly last week …

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Pope Leo XIV calls out Christian persecution amid latest massacre of civilians in African nation

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Pope Leo XIV called out the latest attack against Christians in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), calling attention to what he described as a growing global pattern of violence against the faithful. “In various parts of the world, Christians suffer discrimination and persecution. I think especially of Bangladesh, Nigeria, Mozambique, Sudan, …

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Man hauled away by security after urinating on main altar at St. Peter’s Basilica: report

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A man is accused of urinating on the Altar of the Confession at St. Peter’s Basilica on Friday, prompting a swift response from security personnel and drawing the attention of many visitors. Security staff and plainclothes police officers quickly intervened and escorted the man out of the church, according to multiple Italian …

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Grim excavation begins at site believed to contain remains of around 800 babies

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Irish officials have begun excavating the grounds of a former home for unwed mothers which authorities say contains the remains of around 800 babies and young children who died there.  “It’s a very, very difficult, harrowing story and situation,” Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin said Monday. “We have to wait to see what …

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İlk Amerikalı papa, Vance ve Rubio’yu özel Vatikan görüşmesinde ağırlıyor

Vatikan Basın Ofisi’nin haberine göre, Papa XIV. Leo Pazartesi günü ABD Başkan Yardımcısı JD Vance ve eşi Usha ile özel bir görüşme gerçekleştirdi. Vatikan Haber Ajansı’nın haberine göre, özel görüşmede ABD Dışişleri Bakanı Marco Rubio ve eşi Jeanette de yer aldı. Vance, Rubio ve eşleri, pazar günü Papa’nın göreve başlama ayinine katılmışlardı. PAPA LEO, AİLENİN ‘BİR ERKEK VE BİR KADIN …

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IN PICTURES: Pope Leo XIV addresses 150,000 faithful in inaugural Mass

Published May 18, 2025 10:51am EDT | Updated May 18, 2025 12:49pm EDT

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Papa XIV. Leo, açılış ayini sırasında birlik ve barış için çalışmaya yemin etti

Pope Leo XIV spoke of unity and those suffering due to war during his inaugural mass in St. Peter’s Square. The 69-year-old Augustinian missionary, who is the first American pope, spoke before 200,000 people on Sunday, Vatican News said. “I would like that our first great desire be for a united church, a sign of unity and communion, which becomes …

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