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Pope Francis has written and spoken at length about sickness, aging and death. And he has personally directed that his doctors provide the relatively detailed daily updates that have punctuated his own battle with pneumonia during four weeks of hospitalization. The 88-year-old pope is merely responding to the sometimes morbid interest in the health of popes over centuries. As AP Vatican correspondent Nicole Winfield reports, his candor with his own fragility is very much in keeping with a decision he made early on in his papacy to be up front about his health. He granted an unprecedented tell-all interview to an Argentine doctor who published a book in 2021 detailing Francis’ physical and mental health history.
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Ramadan behind bars should be a holy time, Muslim advocates say, not a fight for religious rights
From being forced to break fast outside of the permitted hours to not being able to congregate for Eid al-Fitr, the celebration marking the end of the fast, Ramadan is often a period when inmates have to engage in tedious legal battles to ensure their religious rights are respected. By Fiona André/Religion News Service
The torso of a Buddha statue has been found at Cambodia's Angkor temple complex
Archaeologists in Cambodia are celebrating an unexpected find at the country’s centuries-old Angkor temple complex: the torso of a statue of Buddha that matches a head found nearly a century ago at the same site. By Sopheng Cheang/The Associated Press
Algeria is planning to import 1 million sheep ahead of Eid al-Adha to curb rising prices and shortages amid drought and inflation. By The Associated Press
A Salvation Army volunteer was killed when a young dad ran a stop sign. His family responded with mercy.
What happens when a mistake has fatal consequences? Is mercy possible? By Bob Smietana/Religion News Service
A Syrian man barely escaped a wave of sectarian killings. His brothers did not
The recent sectarian violence is Syria threatens to open an endless cycle of vengeance. Over three days, attackers identified as Sunni Muslims rampaged through coastal provinces, targeting members of Syria's minority Alawite sect. By Sarah El Deeb and Bassem Mroue/The Associated Press
Commentary and Analysis
The FACE Act was signed by Bill Clinton in 1994 to guarantee access to abortion and reproductive health care protected by the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision. By Micki Burdick for The Conversation
Trump wooed them with his promises of the cultural domination they had been seeking since the late 1970s, but the honeymoon may be over. By Marci A. Hamilton/Religion News Service
Despite pressure to cancel Israel performances, Dylan has performed in the country several times. Ever an enigma, he rarely explains his decisions − or views on religion. By Shalom Goldman for The Conversation
Over the past century, Catholic leaders have wrestled with how much to embrace new forms of communication technology. By Heidi A. Campbell for The Conversation
U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-NY, from left, U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., the Rev. Al Sharpton, the Rev. Jesse Jackson and NAACP President Derrick Johnson march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge during the 60th anniversary of the march to ensure that African Americans could exercise their constitutional right to vote, Sunday, March 9, 2025, in Selma, Ala. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
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