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Recently deceased ex-pope Benedict described years of persistent sleeping troubles as the "main reason" behind his shock decision to step down in 2013, according to a German media report Friday.Benedict shocked the world with his announcement, making him the first pope in nearly six hundred years to step down.
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It shouldn't seem so surprising when the pope says being gay 'isn't a crime' – a Catholic theologian explains
Pope Francis leads the second vespers service at St. Paul's Basilica on Jan. 25, 2023, in Rome. Alessandra Benedetti/Corbis via Getty ImagesOnce again, Pope Francis has called on Catholics to welcome and accept LGBTQ people. “Being homosexual isn’t a crime,” the pope said in an interview with The Associated Press on Jan. 24, 2023, adding, “let’s distinguish between a sin and a crime.” He also called for the relaxation of laws around the world that target LGBTQ people. Francis’ long history of ma
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New details released about 46 arrested in prostitution sting, including Lewisville ISD coach, youth pastor
Dozens of local men – including some community leaders – were arrested recently at hotels in Frisco and Southlake as part of a multi-agency prostitution sting.
- Bucks County Courier Times
Vatican honors Philadelphia shrine with status as a basilica
The Basilica Shrine of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal is dedicated in honor of Mary in an apparition to St. Catherine Labouré.
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'Unimaginable, senseless tragedy': 2 children dead in Duxbury; infant flown to hospital
Two children are dead and a baby was flown to a hospital with traumatic injuries after they were discovered inside a Duxbury home Tuesday night.
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Police release video, photo of Kia dragged for several miles underneath semi
Police in Leawood released video clips Thursday showing several moments from an incident Wednesday when a Kia passenger car was dragged for miles underneath a semi.
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Debates over sacred images in the Byzantine Empire show why it's hard to appease any side
An adjunct lecturer at Hamline University recently lost her job for showing an image of Prophet Muhammad in an art history class, which some students and administrators considered to be Islamophobic. The university later retracted the accusation of Islamophobia and said in a statement, “It was never our intent to suggest that academic freedom is of lower concern or value than our students,” but still insisted that “care” does not “supersede academic freedom, the two coexist.” An earlier statemen
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Massachusetts mom Lindsay Clancy arrest warrant reveals eight counts for allegedly strangling kids
Lindsay Clancy, 32, allegedly strangled her three kids before attempting suicide
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A video of Tyre Nichols being killed by police is due to be released Friday. Even the police chief says what it shows is 'heinous' and 'inhumane.'
Tyre Nichols died after he was beaten by police at a traffic stop. Chief Cerelyn Davis said the footage shows a "disregard of basic human rights."
- The Courier Journal
History is filled with atrocities, but Holocaust Remembrance Day focuses on Jewish people
The day was chosen to recall the legacy of the Holocaust, a crime unique in human history.
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Topless woman smashes Jesus Christ statue in North Dakota church: police
A North Dakota woman has been charged with a felony after police say she broke into a church topless and proceeded to destroy a statue of Jesus Christ.
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District attorney: Third Clancy child dies of his injuries at Boston hospital
The 8-month-old boy who was seriously injured inside his Duxbury home Tuesday night has died of his injuries at a Boston hospital.
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DA: Duxbury mother under police custody for murder charges in deaths of her 2 children
Authorities issued an arrest warrant for a Duxbury mother in connection with the deaths of her two young children who were found unconscious in their home on Tuesday night.
- Associated Press
Colorado baker loses appeal over transgender birthday cake
The Colorado baker who won a partial U.S. Supreme Court victory after refusing to make a gay couple’s wedding cake because of his Christian faith lost an appeal Thursday in his latest legal fight, involving his rejection of a request for a birthday cake celebrating a gender transition. The Colorado Court of Appeals ruled that that the cake Autumn Scardina requested from Jack Phillips and Masterpiece Cakeshop, which was to be pink with blue frosting, is not a form of speech. Relying on the findings of a Denver judge in a 2021 trial in the dispute, the appeals court said Phillips' shop initially agreed to make the cake but then refused after Scardina explained that she was going to use it to celebrate her transition from male to female.
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Police: NH couple facing charges after 5 children found living in feces-covered home
The odor of urine and feces was “very strong,” animal waste was on the floor, and trash was throughout the house, police said.
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North Carolina police find razor blades inside pumps at several gas stations: 'Evil thing to do'
Police are investigating after razor blades were found inside the handles of gas pumps in multiple locations across a county in western North Carolina.
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Surveillance video shows armed robbery inside Subway restaurant in SW Houston
HPD said the three suspects took off with the restaurant's money and personal items from a customer in a small SUV. If you recognize any of them, you are urged to contact police.
- Revolt
North Carolina police shoot unarmed disabled resident complying with commands
Jason Harley Kloepfer was awakened by a SWAT team at his North Carolina home and shot multiple times.
- Charlotte Observer
Angry customer hurls ‘scalding’ soup at teen worker, North Carolina cops say
The girl suffered first-degree burns, according to her mom.
- Yahoo News UK
Woman, 42, who beat up 13-year-old boy when he 'pointed air rifle at boyfriend' avoids jail
Lavinia Pinner punched, kicked, scratched and bit the teenager while banging his head against a wall when she thought he was threatening her partner outside the boy's home in Cheshire.