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Death toll in Texas floods now 78, with 41 people still missing
The York Dispatch - Pennsylvania
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At least 78 people are confirmed dead after flash floods in central Texas early Friday morning. Ten girls and a counselor from Camp Mystic, a Christian summer camp on the banks of the Guadalupe River, are still missing. Authorities are facing more...
Pope takes summer break but with plenty of homework
Inquirer
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July 7, 2025
Pope Leo XIV greets the crowd from the popemobile before a Holy mass for the beginning of his pontificate, in St Peter’s square in The Vatican on May 18, 2025. —Photo by Alberto Pizzoli/Agence France-Presse VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV begins a...
Pope Leo XIV resumes tradition of taking summer vacation with 6 weeks off
WJLA 7 - Washington D.C.
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VATICAN CITY (AP) — In his very first sermon as pontiff, Pope Leo XIV told the cardinals who elected him that anyone who exercises authority in the Catholic Church must “make oneself small,” so that only Christ remains. In word and deed since, Leo...
‘Everybody shut up! I’m going to college for free!’ How this Philly native, the oldest of 12, got the golden ticket.
The Philadelphia Inquirer - Pennsylvania
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Isabella Perez-Murillo was driving one of her younger sisters when she got the most consequential email of her life. “Congratulations,” it read, “you’ve been awarded the Gates Scholarship.” Perez-Murillo, who had asked her sister to check her...
Pope Leo XIV resumes tradition and arrives Castel Gandolfo for vacation to restore 'body and spirit'
Burnaby Now
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July 6, 2025
CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (AP) — Pope Leo XIV arrived in the papal summer retreat of Castel Gandolfo on Sunday to start a six-week vacation , giving the hilltop town back its most illustrious resident after Pope Francis stayed away during his 12-year...
Water levels swell in flood-ridden Kerr County as rain pours down after area was warned threat is 'far from over' Live updates
Daily Mail
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July 6, 2025
By LAURA PARNABY FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Updated: 00:21 EDT, 7 July 2025 Water levels in flood-ravaged parts of Texas are rising as rain deluges sodden areas leading to warnings the threat is 'far from over'. At least 82 people have died following the...
Pope Leo XIV arrives at Castel Gandolfo for vacation
Tri City Record - New Mexico
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July 7, 2025
Pope Leo XIV arrives at the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome, for a six-week vacation on Sunday. Andrew Medichini/AP Photo × Pope resumes the tradition to restore 'body and spirit' CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy – Pope Leo XIV...
Pope Leo XIV resumes tradition and arrives Castel Gandolfo for vacation to restore 'body...
Dayton Daily News - Ohio
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“I hope everyone can have some vacation time to restore the body and spirit,” Leo said before leaving the Vatican during his noontime prayer Sunday. The 69-year-old Chicago native is resuming the papal tradition of leaving the Vatican for the hot...
New ‘NBC Nightly News’ anchor Tom Llamas brings national broadcast to Chicago
Chicago Tribune - Illinois
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July 7, 2025
When former Chicago anchor Lester Holt ended his run as anchor of “NBC Nightly News” on May 30 after 10 years in that role, he left some pretty big shoes to fill. His successor, Tom Llamas, who last month became just the fourth anchor of the...
Death toll in Texas floods now 78, with 41 people still missing
The York Dispatch - Pennsylvania
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At least 78 people are confirmed dead after flash floods in central Texas early Friday morning. Ten girls and a counselor from Camp Mystic, a Christian summer camp on the banks of the Guadalupe River, are still missing. Authorities are facing more...
11 campers, counsellor still missing after deadly Texas floods: sheriff
Global News
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July 6, 2025
The death toll from flash floods that rampaged through Central Texas rose to at least 67 on Sunday as rescuers maneuvering through challenging terrain found more bodies and continued their desperate search for many others, including 11 missing...
Nigerian bishop: Displaced families in need of spiritual and material help
Catholic News Agency
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July 5, 2025
Vatican City, Jul 5, 2025 / 06:00 am Bishop Mark Maigida Nzukwein says displaced families and communities who daily face threats of violence in Nigeria are in great need of spiritual and material support. Since being appointed the first bishop of...
Cardinal Tolentino appointed to Zayed Award judging committee
Vatican News
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July 7, 2025
The Prefect of the Dicastery for Culture and Education will be among the judges of the 2026 Zayed Award for Human Fraternity. "I look forward to reviewing nominations," he says, "and to becoming familiar with so many people who are making a...
SAVE THE CHILDREN: Pope Leo XIV Appoints French Archbishop Thibault Verny To Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors
The Gateway Pundit
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July 6, 2025
Pope Leo XIV (formerly archbishop Robert Prevost) and his new president of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, French Archbishop Thibault Verny. As American Pope Leo XIV starts to work on the priorities of his papacy, it is...
Pope aims to restore 'body and spirit' during vacation that brings a pontiff back to Castel Gandolfo
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Georgia
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The 69-year-old Chicago native is resuming the papal tradition of leaving the Vatican for the hot summer months in favor of the relatively cooler climes of the Alban Hills, south of Rome. The area has been a favorite getaway for Roman rulers since...
Pope names leader of protection panel
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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July 6, 2025
ROME -- Pope Leo XIV signaled commitment to continuing the fight against clergy sexual abuse by appointing France's Bishop Thibault Verny to head the Vatican's child protection advisory commission on Saturday. Verny, 59, replaces American Cardinal...
Best of Glasgow: 25 favourite Glasgow buildings that represent the city
GlasgowWorld
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July 7, 2025
There are fixed points within Glasgow, buildings that stand in place to define the city and tell the story of its people. Our built heritage deserves more care and attention. Glasgow is in danger of succumbing to the featureless onslaught of...
Behind the scenes of '14 Days on the Run': A Q&A with reporter Stephanie Kuzydym
Courier-Journal - Kentucky
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In 2015, Dalton Hayes and Cheyenne Phillips made national headlines for a multistate crime spree in an attempt to see the ocean. Hayes served 10 years in prison. Phillips' charges were never released because she was a minor at the time. Their...
How Canada’s clergy navigate the pastoral challenges of assisted suicide
The Pillar
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July 7, 2025
Nine years ago, the Canadian government legalized a Medical Assistance in Dying program, making physician assisted suicide widely accessible across Canada for those who qualified for the program. To date, roughly 75,000 people have died from MAiD,...
Roman busts now lining the Vasari Corridor
The Florentine
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July 7, 2025
The Vasari Corridor, one of Florence’s most iconic spaces, has entered the next phase of its modern revival with a new installation: over fifty ancient Roman busts lining the passageway’s section over the Ponte Vecchio. All photos by Valeria...