Francis suggested such blessings could be offered under some circumstances if they didn’t confuse the ritual with the sacrament of marriage.
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More climate disasters are forcing millions of Americans to move, researchers say
In the U.S., the frequency of disasters causing at least $1 billion in damages has gone from roughly 3 a year during the 1980s to an annual average of 17.8 over the period from 2018 to 2022.
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Listening devices found in office of Ukraine’s top general
KYIV — Ukraine’s military said Monday that listening devices had been found in offices of the country’s top commanding general, Valery Zaluzhny, and other military officials, but did not indicate who might have placed the bugs, or what conversations might have been surreptitiously recorded. The military statement, made in a Facebook post, came one day […]
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Traveling for the holidays? Hotels are doing Elf on the Shelf and in-room trees so you don’t have to
Your chosen tree and ornaments will be delivered to your room before you arrive, so you can have fun decorating with your family in privacy. Or you can decide not to lift a finger and have it all set up by the time you check-in.
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Over 60 people have drowned in the capsizing of a migrant vessel off Libya, the UN says
The shipwreck, which took place overnight between Thursday and Friday, was the latest tragedy in this part of the Mediterranean Sea, a key but dangerous route for migrants seeking a better life in Europe.
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The biggest solar flare since 2017 just launched off the sun
Energy from the eruption could cause minor geomagnetic storming on Earth and the northern lights in the high latitudes this weekend.
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Former Mississippi House candidate charged after Satanic Temple display is destroyed at Iowa Capitol
The display is permitted by rules that govern religious installations inside the Capitol but has drawn criticism from many conservatives.
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British teen who went missing as a child found in France after 6 years living off the grid
Alex Batty, a 17-year-old who had been missing since 2017, was found by a delivery driver on a remote French road in the middle of the night.
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U.S. homelessness up 12% to highest reported level as rents soar
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge said the data underscored an ‘urgent need’ to support proven solutions that help people quickly exit homelessness and that prevent homelessness in the first place.
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International court rules against Guatemala in a landmark Indigenous and environmental rights case
Guatemala violated Indigenous rights by permitting a huge nickel mine on tribal land almost 2 decades ago, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled.