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Islamic State commander for Iraq killed, premier says

Nepal has 35 public holidays, the highest in the world

As Vatican summit dodges issue of women clergy, Pope Francis takes criticism

Mexican Indigenous priest killed leaving Sunday mass

Japan's Ishiba sends offering to Yasukuni Shrine, angering S.Korea, China

Los Angeles Archdiocese reaches $880 million sex abuse settlement

Indonesia to check grocery shelves as deadline for halal labels nears

Four-fifths of Ukrainians support ban of Russia-linked church in poll

Mass displacement in Lebanon war revives spectre of sectarian strife

Venezuela recognizes fiery ritual honoring goddess as cultural heritage

Pope urged at LGBT meeting to reverse church ban on gender-affirming care

Turkey condemns Israeli attacks against UN peacekeepers in Lebanon

Pope Francis to meet Ukraine's Zelenskiy on Friday

India's BJP set to win Haryana vote in boost for Modi, Congress rejects outcome

Pope Francis slams world's 'shameful inability' to stop Israel-Hamas war

Prayers for Thai hostage in Gaza echo from a rural church

Romania infringed on transgender man's rights, EU's top court rules

India to investigate if beef fat used in sacred offering at Hindu temple

Undeterred by Iran or Russia, ultra-Orthodox Israelis celebrate New Year in Ukraine

Danish police apprehend three individuals after blasts near Israeli embassy

Pope Francis, ahead of Vatican summit, asks pardon for abuse, treatment of women

Pope Francis to open major Vatican summit, but hot issues on hold

Historic Tanzanian mosque faces demolition for new road construction

This week's biggest stories from the global south: Kenya protest, Bolivia wildfires, Thailand legalises same-sex

Pope Francis says Belgian clergy abuse victims deserve more compensation

Pope Francis, asked about Israeli strikes, slams attacks that go 'beyond morality'

Pope Francis urged by Belgian abuse survivors to improve compensation

Spanish mother and daughter train bacteria to restore church frescoes

Minority wing of Moldovan Orthodox church accuses priests of lobbying against Europe vote

Western states weigh up Lebanon evacuation options as ceasefire talks stall

Pakistan inquiry finds doctor accused of blasphemy was killed in fake police shootout

Dozens of children drown during Hindu festival in India

Pope Francis tells wealthy Luxembourg to help developing countries

Russia's Lavrov discusses Ukraine conflict issues with senior Vatican official

France to send foreign minister to Lebanon in bid to stop war, Macron says

Pope Francis, back from flu, calls airstrikes on Lebanon 'unacceptable'

Child in UK 'defies odds' to survive withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment

Pope Francis heads to Belgium to meet migrants, victims of abuse

Banned Russian priest stands by condemnation of 'brother killing brother' in Ukraine