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Pope Francis and Archbishop of Luxembourg, Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, right leave in a popemobile the Cercle-Cite convention center in Luxembourg after a meeting with the national authorities and the civil society on the first day of Francis's four-day visit to Luxembourg and Belgium, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Havana)

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Tone deaf and color blind? Catholic Church struggles to keep accused abusers out of religious art

By RAF CASERT AND NICOLE WINFIELD RAF CASERT AND NICOLE WINFIELD - Associated Press
Thu,09/26/24-9:41AM, 125 Reads
BRUSSELS (AP) — Little brings more heavenly bliss to the faithful or otherworldly wonder to casual visitors than ethereal hymns cascading amid the columns of Catholic cathedrals. That is, unless the composer is a known molester or someone accused of sexual abuse.
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An employee of the Technical University of Munich fills beer in the brewery in Freising, Germany, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

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Brewing a cold beer on a warming planet is hard. Germany uses education to fight climate change

By STEFANIE DAZIO STEFANIE DAZIO - Associated Press
Thu,09/26/24-6:29PM, 60 Reads
MUNICH (AP) — The keys to combating the climate change that's wreaking havoc on Germany's beer industry could lie inside a plant nursery — nicknamed "our kindergarten" — at the Society of Hop Research north of Munich.
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Migrants arrive to Lajas Blancas, Panama, after trekking across the Darien Gap from Colombia in hopes of reaching the U.S., Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

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Venezuelans crossing the Darien Gap say they lost hope after July's election

By JUAN ZAMORANO JUAN ZAMORANO - Associated Press
Thu,09/26/24-7:02PM, 80 Reads
LAJAS BLANCAS, Panama (AP) — Venezuelans trekking across the Darien Gap – a rugged jungle passage between Colombia and Panama – say they're making the perilous journey because they lost hope for change after a
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Palestinian supporters march near the United Nations headquarters at a protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during the 79th session of the UN General Assembly, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

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What to know from the UN: Before Netanyahu speech, 2 leaders denounce Israeli actions to their peers

By JENNIFER PELTZ AND EDITH M. LEDERER JENNIFER PELTZ AND EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press
Thu,09/26/24-7:41PM, 58 Reads
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The topics of Israel’s war with Hamas and fighting in Lebanon have dominated speeches at the U.N. General Assembly’s meeting this week.
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