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Pope Francis reprimands Vatican staff for gossiping in annual Christmas message

Pope Francis reprimands Vatican staff for gossiping in annual Christmas message

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis told Vatican bureaucrats on Saturday to stop speaking ill of one another, as he once again used his annual Christmas greetings to admonish the backstabbing and gossiping among his closest collaborators.
Pope Francis reprimands Vatican staff for gossiping in annual Christmas message

Pope Francis reprimands Vatican staff for gossiping in annual Christmas message

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis told Vatican bureaucrats on Saturday to stop speaking ill of one another, as he once again used his annual Christmas greetings to admonish the backstabbing and gossiping among his closest collaborators.
Florida requires teaching Black history. Some don't trust schools to do it justice

Florida requires teaching Black history. Some don't trust schools to do it justice

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.
After shooting, Wisconsin school and church lean into Christmas message for comfort

After shooting, Wisconsin school and church lean into Christmas message for comfort

For Christians around the world, Christmas is the joyful celebration of the birth of Jesus.
University of California campuses resolve discrimination complaints stemming from Gaza protests

University of California campuses resolve discrimination complaints stemming from Gaza protests

The U.S. Department of Education said Friday it has reached an agreement with the University of California system resolving complaints from Jewish and Muslim students of discrimination and harassment during protests last spring over the war in Gaza.
Wisconsin police chief overseeing school shooting probe is named to Seattle job

Wisconsin police chief overseeing school shooting probe is named to Seattle job

MADISON, Wis.
Trump to nominate the head of Catholic advocacy group as US ambassador to the Vatican

Trump to nominate the head of Catholic advocacy group as US ambassador to the Vatican

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump on Friday said he's nominating the president of the advocacy group CatholicVote to be the U.S. ambassador to the Vatican. Brian Burch is the president and co-founder of CatholicVote.

Trump to nominate the head of Catholic advocacy group as US ambassador to the Vatican

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump on Friday said he's nominating the president of the advocacy group CatholicVote to be the U.S. ambassador to the Vatican. Brian Burch is the president and co-founder of CatholicVote.
US civil rights probe faults Philadelphia school district over handling of antisemitism reports

US civil rights probe faults Philadelphia school district over handling of antisemitism reports

The Philadelphia school district failed to show it protected Jewish students from harassment despite “repeated, extensive notice” that students, teachers and administrators were engaging in antisemitic behavior, the U.S.
For some, the pope's big Holy Year only aggravates housing crisis as overtourism pushes out Romans

For some, the pope's big Holy Year only aggravates housing crisis as overtourism pushes out Romans

When Pope Francis left the Vatican earlier this month for his traditional Christmastime outing downtown, he acknowledged what many Romans have been complaining about for months: That his big plans for a Holy Year had turned their city into a giant co