Your suffering is ours: Pope honors Slovak Holocaust victims

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Pope Francis honored Slovakian Holocaust victims and atoned for Christian complicity in wartime crimes as he sought to promote reconciliation Monday in a country where a Catholic priest was president of a Nazi puppet state that deported tens of thousands of its Jews.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Pope to Orban's Hungary: Open your arms to everyone

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Pope Francis urged Hungary on Sunday to “extend its arms towards everyone,” in a veiled critique of Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s anti-migrant policies, as the pontiff opened a four-day visit to Central Europe in his first big international outing since undergoing intestinal surgery in July.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Your suffering is ours: Pope honors Slovak Holocaust victims

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Pope Francis honored Slovakian Holocaust victims and atoned for Christian complicity in wartime crimes as he sought to promote reconciliation Monday in a country where a Catholic priest was president of a Nazi puppet state that deported tens of thousands of its Jews.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Pope to Orban's Hungary: Open your arms to everyone

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Pope Francis urged Hungary on Sunday to “extend its arms towards everyone,” in a veiled critique of Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s anti-migrant policies, as the pontiff opened a four-day visit to Central Europe in his first big international outing since undergoing intestinal surgery in July.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Your suffering is ours: Pope honors Slovak Holocaust victims

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Pope Francis honored Slovakian Holocaust victims and atoned for Christian complicity in wartime crimes as he sought to promote reconciliation Monday in a country where a Catholic priest was president of a Nazi puppet state that deported tens of thousands of its Jews.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Pope in Slovakia to honor Holocaust dead on Day 2 of tour

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Pope Francis opened his first full day in Slovakia on Monday by meeting with the country's president ahead of an encounter with the country’s Jewish community to honor its Holocaust dead and atone for Catholic complicity in World War II-era racial laws and crimes.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Pope to Orban's Hungary: Open your arms to everyone

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Pope Francis urged Hungary on Sunday to “extend its arms towards everyone,” in a veiled critique of Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s anti-migrant policies, as the pontiff opened a four-day visit to Central Europe in his first big international outing since undergoing intestinal surgery in July.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Pope to Orban's Hungary: Open your arms to everyone

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Pope Francis urged Hungary on Sunday to “extend its arms towards everyone,” in a veiled critique of Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s anti-migrant policies, as the pontiff opened a four-day visit to Central Europe in his first big international outing since undergoing intestinal surgery in July.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Pope meets Hungary's Orban at start of 4-day Europe trip

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Pope Francis arrived in Hungary on Sunday on his first foreign trip since undergoing intestinal surgery in July, kicking off a four-day pilgrimage with an awkward meeting with Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who represents the type of populist, nationalist leader Francis frequently criticizes.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Pope heads to Orban's Hungary at start of 4-day Europe trip

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Pope Francis arrived in Hungary early Sunday at the start of his first big international outing since undergoing intestinal surgery in July. He will celebrate a Mass and meet with Prime Minister Viktor Orban, whose right-wing, anti-immigrant policies clash with Francis’ call for countries to welcome …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Judge: Blame in Italy cable car deaths rests with technician

ROME (AP) — The three suspects in Italy’s cable car disaster that killed 14 people were allowed to leave prison Sunday after a judge indicated that for now blame fell on just one: a service technician who intentionally disabled the car's emergency brake because it kept locking spontaneously.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Judge: Blame in Italy cable car deaths rests with technician

ROME (AP) — The three suspects in Italy’s cable car disaster that killed 14 people were allowed to leave prison Sunday after a judge indicated that for now blame fell on just one: a service technician who intentionally disabled the car's emergency brake because it kept locking spontaneously.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

In time for summer, Europe sees dramatic fall in virus cases

ROME (AP) — When Italy won the Eurovision Song Contest with an over-the-top glam-rock performance, the victory signaled more than just a psychological boost for one of the countries hardest hit by COVID-19: Held before a live, indoor audience of 3,500, the annual kitsch fest confirmed that Europe was returning …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Judge: Blame in Italy cable car deaths rests with technician

ROME (AP) — The three suspects in Italy’s cable car disaster that killed 14 people were allowed to leave prison Sunday after a judge indicated that for now blame fell on just one: a service technician who intentionally disabled the car's emergency brake because it kept locking spontaneously.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

In time for summer, Europe sees dramatic fall in virus cases

ROME (AP) — When Italy won the Eurovision Song Contest with an over-the-top glam-rock performance, the victory signaled more than just a psychological boost for one of the countries hardest hit by COVID-19: Held before a live, indoor audience of 3,500, the annual kitsch fest confirmed that Europe was returning …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Judge: Blame in Italy cable car deaths rests with technician

ROME (AP) — The three suspects in Italy’s cable car disaster that killed 14 people were allowed to leave prison Sunday after a judge indicated that for now blame fell on just one: a service technician who intentionally disabled the car's emergency brake because it kept locking spontaneously.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

In time for summer, Europe sees dramatic fall in virus cases

ROME (AP) — When Italy won the Eurovision Song Contest with an over-the-top glam-rock performance, the victory signaled more than just a psychological boost for one of the countries hardest hit by COVID-19: Held before a live, indoor audience of 3,500, the annual kitsch fest confirmed that Europe was returning …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

In time for summer, Europe sees dramatic fall in virus cases

ROME (AP) — When Italy won the Eurovision Song Contest with an over-the-top glam-rock performance, the victory signaled more than just a psychological boost for one of the countries hardest hit by COVID-19: Held before a live, indoor audience of 3,500, the annual kitsch fest confirmed that Europe was returning …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

WHO official denies lying to Italy prosecutors over report

ROME (AP) — A top World Health Organization official has strongly denied making false statements to Italian prosecutors about a spiked U.N. report into Italy’s coronavirus response, doubling down on his assertions in court documents obtained by The Associated Press.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

WHO official denies lying to Italy prosecutors over report

ROME (AP) — A top World Health Organization official has strongly denied making false statements to Italian prosecutors about a spiked U.N. report into Italy’s coronavirus response, doubling down on his assertions in court documents obtained by The Associated Press.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

WTO chief: Vaccine waiver helpful, not key for virus fight

GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Trade Organization said Friday the U.S. administration’s call to remove patent protections on COVID-19 vaccines could help expand fair access to vaccines but might not be the most “critical issue,” as officials in Europe increasingly insisted that more vaccine exports are the …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Unsure vaccine waiver will help, some leaders urge exports

GENEVA (AP) — European leaders voiced increasing skepticism Friday that a U.S. proposal to lift patent protections on COVID-19 vaccines would solve the problem of getting shots into the arms of people in poorer countries, with some instead calling for more exports of the doses already being produced.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

WHO official denies lying to Italy prosecutors over report

ROME (AP) — A top World Health Organization official has strongly denied making false statements to Italian prosecutors about a spiked U.N. report into Italy’s coronavirus response, doubling down on his assertions in court documents obtained by The Associated Press.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Italy's Salvini to stand trial for 2019 migrant standoff

ROME (AP) — A judge on Saturday ordered former Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini to stand trial on kidnapping charges for having refused to let a Spanish migrant rescue ship dock in an Italian port in 2019, keeping the people onboard at sea for days.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Italy's Salvini to stand trial for 2019 migrant standoff

ROME (AP) — A judge on Saturday ordered former Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini to stand trial on kidnapping charges for having refused to let a Spanish migrant rescue ship dock in an Italian port in 2019, keeping the people onboard at sea for days.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Italy's Salvini to stand trial for 2019 migrant standoff

ROME (AP) — A judge on Saturday ordered former Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini to stand trial on kidnapping charges for having refused to let a Spanish migrant rescue ship dock in an Italian port in 2019, keeping the people onboard at sea for days.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Italy prosecutors: WHO exec lied about spiked virus report

ROME (AP) — Italian prosecutors say a top World Health Organization official lied to them about a spiked WHO report into Italy’s coronavirus response, revealing private communications Friday that are likely to embarrass the U.N. health agency.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Italy prosecutors: WHO exec lied about spiked virus report

ROME (AP) — Italian prosecutors say a top World Health Organization official lied to them about a spiked WHO report into Italy’s coronavirus response, revealing private communications Friday that are likely to embarrass the U.N. health agency.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Italy prosecutors: WHO exec lied about spiked virus report

ROME (AP) — Italian prosecutors say a top World Health Organization official lied to them about a spiked WHO report into Italy’s coronavirus response, revealing private communications Friday that are likely to embarrass the U.N. health agency.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Italy prosecutors: WHO exec lied about spiked virus report

ROME (AP) — Italian prosecutors say a top World Health Organization official lied to them about a spiked WHO report into Italy’s coronavirus response, revealing private communications Friday that are likely to embarrass the U.N. health agency.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Official: EU agency to confirm AstraZeneca blood clot link

ROME (AP) — A top official at the European Medicines Agency says there's a causal link between AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine and rare blood clots, but that it's unclear what the connection is and that the benefits of taking the shot still outweigh the risks of getting COVID-19.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Official: EU agency to confirm AstraZeneca blood clot link

ROME (AP) — A top official at the European Medicines Agency says there's a causal link between AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine and rare blood clots, but that it's unclear what the connection is and that the benefits of taking the shot still outweigh the risks of getting COVID-19.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Official: EU agency to confirm AstraZeneca blood clot link

ROME (AP) — A top official at the European Medicines Agency says there's a causal link between AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine and rare blood clots, but that it's unclear what the connection is and that the benefits of taking the shot still outweigh the risks of getting COVID-19.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Italy enters 3-day Easter lockdown amid vaccination snags

ROME (AP) — Italy entered a three-day nationwide coronavirus lockdown Saturday to deter Easter travel and get-togethers even as the country's variant-fueled spike in new infections began to wane.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Groups: Venice lagoon still at risk after cruise ship decree

ROME (AP) — Activists opposed to cruise ships in Venice are seeking a meeting with the Italian government to argue that its latest proposal to re-route big ships away from St. Mark’s Square doesn’t address pressing environmental concerns about the fragile Venetian lagoon.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Italy enters 3-day Easter lockdown amid vaccination snags

ROME (AP) — Italy entered a three-day nationwide coronavirus lockdown Saturday to deter Easter travel and get-togethers even as the country's variant-fueled spike in new infections began to wane.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Groups: Venice lagoon still at risk after cruise ship decree

ROME (AP) — Activists opposed to cruise ships in Venice are seeking a meeting with the Italian government to argue that its latest proposal to re-route big ships away from St. Mark’s Square doesn’t address pressing environmental concerns about the fragile Venetian lagoon.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Italy enters 3-day Easter lockdown amid vaccination snags

ROME (AP) — Italy entered a three-day nationwide coronavirus lockdown Saturday to deter Easter travel and get-togethers even as the country's variant-fueled spike in new infections began to wane.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Groups: Venice lagoon still at risk after cruise ship decree

ROME (AP) — Activists opposed to cruise ships in Venice are seeking a meeting with the Italian government to argue that its latest proposal to re-route big ships away from St. Mark’s Square doesn’t address pressing environmental concerns about the fragile Venetian lagoon.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Italy enters 3-day Easter lockdown amid vaccination snags

ROME (AP) — Italy entered a three-day nationwide coronavirus lockdown Saturday to deter Easter travel and get-togethers even as the country's variant-fueled spike in new infections began to wane.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Groups: Venice lagoon still at risk after cruise ship decree

ROME (AP) — Activists opposed to cruise ships in Venice are seeking a meeting with the Italian government to argue that its latest proposal to re-route big ships away from St. Mark’s Square doesn’t address pressing environmental concerns about the fragile Venetian lagoon.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Groups warn Venice lagoon still at risk after cruise decree

ROME (AP) — Activists opposed to cruise ships in Venice are seeking a meeting with the Italian government to argue that its latest proposal to re-route big ships away from St. Mark’s Square doesn’t address pressing environmental concerns about the fragile Venetian lagoon.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

In Italy spy story, Navy captain struggled with mortgage

ROME (AP) — Italy’s spy thriller took a decidedly mundane turn Thursday with indications that the Italian Navy captain accused of passing classified documents to Russia was desperate for extra money to pay his mortgage and support his four children.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

In Italy spy story, Navy captain struggled with mortgage

ROME (AP) — Italy’s spy thriller took a decidedly mundane turn Thursday with indications that the Italian Navy captain accused of passing classified documents to Russia was desperate for extra money to pay his mortgage and support his four children.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

In Italy spy story, Navy captain struggled with mortgage

ROME (AP) — Italy’s spy thriller took a decidedly mundane turn Thursday with indications that the Italian Navy captain accused of passing classified documents to Russia was desperate for extra money to pay his mortgage and support his four children.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Pope weighed Iraq virus risk but believes God will protect

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis said Monday he weighed the risks of a high-profile trip to Iraq during the coronavirus pandemic, but said he decided to go ahead with it after much prayer and belief that God would look out for the Iraqis who might get exposed.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Pope weighed Iraq virus risk but believes God will protect

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis said Monday he weighed the risks of a high-profile trip to Iraq during the coronavirus pandemic, but said he decided to go ahead with it after much prayer and belief that God would look out for the Iraqis who might get exposed.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Pope weighed Iraq virus risk but believes God will protect

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis said Monday he weighed the risks of a high-profile trip to Iraq during the coronavirus pandemic, but said he decided to go ahead with it after much prayer and belief that God would look out for the Iraqis who might get exposed.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

EXPLAINER: Pope's risky Iraq trip aims to boost Christians

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is pushing ahead with the first papal trip to Iraq despite rising coronavirus infections, hoping to encourage the country’s dwindling number of Christians who were violently persecuted during the Islamic State's insurgency while seeking to boost ties with the Shiite Muslim world.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

EXPLAINER: Pope's risky Iraq trip aims to boost Christians

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is pushing ahead with the first papal trip to Iraq despite rising coronavirus infections, hoping to encourage the country’s dwindling number of Christians who were violently persecuted during the Islamic State's insurgency while seeking to boost ties with the Shiite Muslim world.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Italy honors slain ambassador, bodyguard and prays for Congo

ROME (AP) — Italy paid tribute Thursday to its ambassador to Congo and his bodyguard who were killed in an attack on a U.N. convoy, honoring them with a state funeral and prayers for peace in Congo and all nations “torn by war and violence.”

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Italy honors slain ambassador, bodyguard and prays for Congo

ROME (AP) — Italy paid tribute Thursday to its ambassador to Congo and his bodyguard who were killed in an attack on a U.N. convoy, honoring them with a state funeral and prayers for peace in Congo and all nations “torn by war and violence.”

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Italy honors slain ambassador, bodyguard and prays for Congo

ROME (AP) — Italy paid tribute Thursday to its ambassador to Congo and his bodyguard who were killed in an attack on a U.N. convoy, honoring them with a state funeral and prayers for peace in Congo and all nations “torn by war and violence.”

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Italy honors slain ambassador, bodyguard and prays for Congo

ROME (AP) — Italy paid tribute Thursday to its ambassador to Congo and his bodyguard who were killed in an attack on a U.N. convoy, honoring them with a state funeral and prayers for peace in Congo and all nations “torn by war and violence.”

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Italy's Draghi easily wins Senate backing for unity gov't

ROME (AP) — Premier Mario Draghi easily won a confidence vote in Parliament’s upper chamber Wednesday night after vowing to do whatever it takes to lead Italy out of the coronavirus pandemic and rebuild its economy into a more sustainable and equitable one for future generations.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Italian ambassador among 3 killed in attack on Congo convoy

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The Italian ambassador to Congo, an Italian Carabinieri police officer and their Congolese driver were killed Monday when gunmen attacked a U.N. convoy traveling to a school in eastern Congo, the Italian Foreign Ministry and residents said.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Italy's Draghi easily wins Senate backing for unity gov't

ROME (AP) — Premier Mario Draghi easily won a confidence vote in Parliament’s upper chamber Wednesday night after vowing to do whatever it takes to lead Italy out of the coronavirus pandemic and rebuild its economy into a more sustainable and equitable one for future generations.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Italy's Draghi easily wins Senate backing for unity gov't

ROME (AP) — Premier Mario Draghi easily won a confidence vote in Parliament’s upper chamber Wednesday night after vowing to do whatever it takes to lead Italy out of the coronavirus pandemic and rebuild its economy into a more sustainable and equitable one for future generations.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Italy's Draghi urges unity, courage ahead of confidence vote

ROME (AP) — Premier Mario Draghi urged Italy’s polarized politicians Wednesday to unite behind his new government to help the country confront the coronavirus pandemic and the economic devastation it has wrought, saying Italy has a once-in-a-lifetime chance to create a more sustainable, equitable and healthy nation for future generations.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Italy's Draghi urges unity, sacrifice in fighting the virus

ROME (AP) — Italian Premier Mario Draghi urged Italy’s polarized politicians to unite behind his new government to confront the coronavirus pandemic and the economic devastation it has wrought, saying Italy has a once-in-a-lifetime chance to create a more sustainable, equitable and healthy world for future generations.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Pope seeks 'Copernican revolution' for post-COVID economy

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis urged governments on Monday to use the coronavirus crisis as a revolutionary opportunity to create a world that is more economically and environmentally just — and where basic health care is guaranteed for all.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Pope seeks 'Copernican revolution' for post-COVID economy

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis urged governments on Monday to use the coronavirus crisis as a revolutionary opportunity to create a world that is more economically and environmentally just — and where basic health care is guaranteed for all.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Pope seeks 'Copernican revolution' for post-COVID economy

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis urged governments on Monday to use the coronavirus crisis as a revolutionary opportunity to create a world that is more economically and environmentally just — and where basic health care is guaranteed for all.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Italian premier resigns, setting off scramble for new allies

ROME (AP) — Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte resigned Tuesday after a key coalition ally pulled his party’s support over Conte’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, setting the stage for consultations this week to determine if he can form a third government.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Vatican clears retired US bishop of multiple abuse claims

DENVER (AP) — The Vatican has cleared a retired U.S. bishop of multiple allegations he sexually abused minors and teenagers, rejecting lay experts' determination that a half-dozen claims were credible and instead slapping him on the wrist for what it called “flagrant" imprudent behavior.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Vatican clears retired US bishop of multiple abuse claims

DENVER (AP) — The Vatican has cleared a retired U.S. bishop of multiple allegations he sexually abused minors and teenagers, rejecting lay experts' determination that a half-dozen claims were credible and instead slapping him on the wrist for what it called “flagrant" imprudent behavior.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Italian premier resigns, setting off scramble for new allies

ROME (AP) — Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte resigned Tuesday after a key coalition ally pulled his party’s support over Conte’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, setting the stage for consultations this week to determine if he can form a third government.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Italian PM Conte to resign, seek OK to form new coalition

ROME (AP) — Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte went to the presidential palace Tuesday to offer his resignation after a key coalition ally pulled his party’s support over Conte’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

French doctor who made Down discovery closer to sainthood

ROME (AP) — The French doctor who discovered the genetic basis of Down syndrome but spent his career advocating against abortion as a result of prenatal diagnosis has taken his first major step to possible sainthood.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

French doctor who made Down discovery closer to sainthood

ROME (AP) — The French doctor who discovered the genetic basis of Down syndrome but spent his career advocating against abortion as a result of prenatal diagnosis has taken his first major step to possible sainthood.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Pope moves Down syndrome MD-advocate closer to sainthood

ROME (AP) — The French doctor who discovered the genetic basis of Down syndrome but spent his career advocating against abortion as a result of prenatal diagnosis has taken his first major step to possible sainthood.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Italy: Conte clears hurdle to retain power, bigger one ahead

ROME (AP) — Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte won a crucial vote in Parliament's lower house Monday night after a coalition defector's lawmakers abstained in the balloting, but he must clear a much tougher hurdle less than 24 hours later in the Senate to hold on to power.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Italy: Conte clears hurdle to retain power, bigger one ahead

ROME (AP) — Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte won a crucial vote in Parliament's lower house Monday night after a coalition defector's lawmakers abstained in the balloting, but he must clear a much tougher hurdle less than 24 hours later in the Senate to hold on to power.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Italian PM Conte seeks to save his government from falling

ROME (AP) — Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte on Monday asked lawmakers for their “clear backing" to overcome a political crisis that he said had provoked deep dismay among Italians whose chief concern is the COVID-19 pandemic.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Probe highlights Vatican legal system's limited protections

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A criminal investigation into a Vatican real estate investment is exposing weaknesses in the city state’s judicial system and a lack of some basic protections for those accused — highlighting the incompatibility of the Holy See’s procedures with European norms.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Probe highlights Vatican legal system's limited protections

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A criminal investigation into a Vatican real estate investment is exposing weaknesses in the city state’s judicial system and a lack of some basic protections for those accused — highlighting the incompatibility of the Holy See’s procedures with European norms.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Pope says women can read at Mass, but still can't be priests

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis changed church law Monday to explicitly allow women to do more things during Mass, granting them access to the most sacred place on the altar, while continuing to affirm that they cannot be priests.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Australian agency reviewing data on Vatican money transfers

ROME (AP) — The Australian government’s financial intelligence agency said Thursday it is reviewing its data after questions were raised about its report that $1.8 billion were transferred from the Vatican to Australia over six years.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Australian agency reviewing data on Vatican money transfers

ROME (AP) — The Australian government’s financial intelligence agency said Thursday it is reviewing its data after questions were raised about its report that $1.8 billion were transferred from the Vatican to Australia over six years.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Australian agency reviewing data on Vatican money transfers

ROME (AP) — The Australian government’s financial intelligence agency said Thursday it is reviewing its data after questions were raised about its report that $1.8 billion were transferred from the Vatican to Australia over six years.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

WHO blames spiked Italy report on error, "overlooked" rule

ROME (AP) — The World Health Organization denied Thursday that Italian officials pressured it to spike a report into Italy’s coronavirus response but said the U.N. agency should have shared the document with Italy's government before publishing it.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Australian agency reviewing data on Vatican money transfers

ROME (AP) — The Australian government’s financial intelligence agency said Thursday it is reviewing its data after questions were raised about its report that $1.8 billion were transferred from the Vatican to Australia over six years.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

'Believe in science': EU kicks off COVID-19 vaccine campaign

ROME (AP) — Doctors, nurses and the elderly rolled up their sleeves across the European Union to receive the first doses of the coronavirus vaccine Sunday in a symbolic show of unity and moment of hope for a continent confronting its worst health care crisis in a century.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Pope formally strips Vatican secretariat of state of assets

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has formally stripped the Vatican secretariat of state of its financial assets and real estate holdings following its bungled management of hundreds of millions of euros in donations and investments that are now the subject of a corruption investigation.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

'Believe in science': EU kicks off COVID-19 vaccine campaign

ROME (AP) — Doctors, nurses and the elderly rolled up their sleeves across the European Union to receive the first doses of the coronavirus vaccine Sunday in a symbolic show of unity and moment of hope for a continent confronting its worst health care crisis in a century.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

'Believe in science': EU kicks off COVID-19 vaccine campaign

ROME (AP) — Doctors, nurses and the elderly rolled up their sleeves across the European Union to receive the first doses of the coronavirus vaccine Sunday in a symbolic show of unity and moment of hope for a continent confronting its worst health care crisis in a century.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

EU nations eagerly kick off mass COVID-19 vaccinations

ROME (AP) — European Union nations kicked off a coordinated effort Sunday to give COVID-19 vaccinations to the most vulnerable among the bloc's nearly 450 million people, marking a moment of hope in the continent's battle against the worst public health crisis in a century.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Italy enters Christmas lockdown amid signs of resurgence

ROME (AP) — Police in Italy enforced new COVID-19 travel restrictions aimed at limiting Christmas get-togethers involving far-flung family members as public health officials appealed Thursday for a “drastic reduction" in social contacts to prevent new infections over the holidays.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Italy enters Christmas lockdown amid signs of resurgence

ROME (AP) — Police in Italy enforced new COVID-19 travel restrictions aimed at limiting Christmas get-togethers involving far-flung family members as public health officials appealed Thursday for a “drastic reduction" in social contacts to prevent new infections over the holidays.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Italy enters Christmas lockdown amid signs of resurgence

ROME (AP) — Police in Italy enforced new COVID-19 travel restrictions aimed at limiting Christmas get-togethers involving far-flung family members as public health officials appealed Thursday for a “drastic reduction" in social contacts to prevent new infections over the holidays.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Italy enters Christmas lockdown limiting holiday travel

ROME (AP) — Police in Italy enforced new COVID-19 travel restrictions aimed at limiting far-flung families from gathering over Christmas as public health officials appealed Thursday for people to use common sense to prevent new infections over the holidays.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

'I couldn't be silent': UN whistleblower on WHO Italy report

ROME (AP) — The U.N. epidemiologist who denounced the World Health Organization’s withdrawal of a report on Italy’s coronavirus response says he is suffering retaliation for having spoken out and is calling for the agency to live up to its obligations to protect whistleblowers.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

'I couldn't be silent': UN whistleblower on WHO Italy report

ROME (AP) — The U.N. epidemiologist who denounced the World Health Organization’s withdrawal of a report on Italy’s coronavirus response says he is suffering retaliation for having spoken out and is calling for the agency to live up to its obligations to protect whistleblowers.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Pope tells Vatican bureaucrats to stop gossipy conflicts

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis urged Vatican bureaucrats on Monday to stop their gossipy, self-absorbed conflicts, issuing another tough-love Christmas message at the end of a year marked by the coronavirus pandemic and a financial scandal at the Holy See.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

WHO was warned lives were at risk over yanked Italy report

ROME (AP) — An author of a withdrawn World Health Organization report into Italy's coronavirus response warned his bosses in May that people could die and the U.N. agency could suffer “catastrophic” reputational damage if it allowed political concerns to suppress the document, according to emails seen by The Associated …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

WHO was warned lives were at risk over yanked Italy report

ROME (AP) — An author of a withdrawn World Health Organization report into Italy's coronavirus response warned his bosses in May that people could die and the U.N. agency could suffer “catastrophic” reputational damage if it allowed political concerns to suppress the document, according to emails seen by The Associated …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Emails: WHO was warned of fallout over yanked Italy report

ROME (AP) — An author of a withdrawn World Health Organization report into Italy's coronavirus response warned his bosses in May that people could die and the U.N. agency could suffer “catastrophic” reputational damage if it allowed political concerns to suppress the document, according to emails seen by The Associated …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Emails: WHO was warned of fallout over yanked Italy report

ROME (AP) — An author of a withdrawn World Health Organization report into Italy's coronavirus response warned his bosses in May that people could die and the U.N. agency could suffer “catastrophic” reputational damage if it allowed political concerns to suppress the document, according to emails seen by The Associated …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Cardinal Pell on Trump, Benedict XVI and a plot against him

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis' former treasurer, Cardinal George Pell, praised President Donald Trump’s “splendid” Supreme Court appointments and defense of Christian values but questioned his effort to sow doubt in the integrity of the U.S. presidential election.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

A pandemic atlas: Italy becomes Europe's viral epicenter

ROME (AP) — On the morning of Feb. 20, Dr. Annalisa Malara went to work at the public hospital in tiny Codogno, Italy, and broke protocol by ordering up a coronavirus test for a patient.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

A pandemic atlas: Italy becomes Europe's viral epicenter

ROME (AP) — On the morning of Feb. 20, Dr. Annalisa Malara went to work at the public hospital in tiny Codogno, Italy, and broke protocol by ordering up a coronavirus test for a patient.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Italians return French Legion awards after el-Sissi gets one

ROME (AP) — Two prominent Italian intellectuals announced Monday they were returning their Legion of Honor awards to France to protest that Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi was given the prize despite his government's human rights abuses.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Italy's staggering virus toll poses uncomfortable questions

ROME (AP) — Italy is reclaiming a record that nobody wants — the most coronavirus deaths in Europe — after the health care system again failed to protect the elderly and government authorities delayed imposing new restrictions.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Italy's staggering virus toll poses uncomfortable questions

ROME (AP) — Italy is reclaiming a record that nobody wants — the most coronavirus deaths in Europe — after the health care system again failed to protect the elderly and government authorities delayed imposing new restrictions.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Italy's staggering virus toll poses uncomfortable questions

ROME (AP) — Italy is reclaiming a record that nobody wants — the most coronavirus deaths in Europe — after the health care system again failed to protect the elderly and government authorities delayed imposing new restrictions.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Pope's Midnight Mass to start early to respect COVID curfew

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis will celebrate Midnight Mass earlier than usual to comply with Italy’s anti-coronavirus curfew and will deliver his Christmas and New Year's blessings in ways that aim to prevent crowds from forming.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Pope book backs George Floyd protests, blasts virus skeptic

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is supporting demands for racial justice in the wake of the U.S. police killing of George Floyd and is blasting COVID-19 skeptics and media organizations that spread their conspiracies in a new book penned during the Vatican’s coronavirus lockdown.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Pope book backs George Floyd protests, blasts virus skeptic

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is supporting demands for racial justice in the wake of the U.S. police killing of George Floyd and is blasting COVID-19 skeptics and media organizations that spread their conspiracies in a new book penned during the Vatican’s coronavirus lockdown.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Pope book backs George Floyd protests, blasts virus skeptic

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is supporting demands for racial justice in the wake of the U.S. police killing of George Floyd and is blasting COVID-19 skeptics and media organizations that spread their conspiracies in a new book penned during the Vatican’s coronavirus lockdown.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

AP Exclusive: Cardinal Pell on the Vatican and vindication

ROME (AP) — The pope’s former treasurer, Cardinal George Pell, said Monday he feels a dismayed sense of vindication as the financial mismanagement he tried to uncover in the Holy See is now being exposed in a spiraling Vatican corruption investigation.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

AP Exclusive: Cardinal Pell on the Vatican and vindication

ROME (AP) — The pope’s former treasurer, Cardinal George Pell, said Monday he feels a dismayed sense of vindication as the financial mismanagement he tried to uncover in the Holy See is now being exposed in a spiraling Vatican corruption investigation.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Cardinal's prison diary explores suffering, solitary lockup

ROME (AP) — Cardinal George Pell, who was convicted and then acquitted of sexual abuse in his native Australia, reflects on the nature of suffering, Pope Francis’ papacy and the humiliations of solitary confinement in his jailhouse memoir, according to an advance copy obtained by The Associated Press.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Cardinal's prison diary explores suffering, solitary lockup

ROME (AP) — Cardinal George Pell, who was convicted and then acquitted of sexual abuse in his native Australia, reflects on the nature of suffering, Pope Francis’ papacy and the humiliations of solitary confinement in his jailhouse memoir, according to an advance copy obtained by The Associated Press.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Cardinal's prison dairy explores suffering, solitary lockup

ROME (AP) — Cardinal George Pell, who was convicted and then acquitted of sexual abuse in his native Australia, reflects on the nature of suffering, Pope Francis’ papacy and the humiliations of solitary confinement in his jailhouse memoir, according to an advance copy obtained by The Associated Press.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Pope elevates 13 new cardinals then puts them in their place

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis raised 13 new cardinals to the highest rank in the Catholic hierarchy Saturday and immediately warned them not to use their titles for corrupt, personal gain, presiding over a ceremony marked from beginning to end by the coronavirus pandemic.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Pope elevating 13 new cardinals in ceremony marked by COVID

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is preparing to formally elevate 13 new cardinals, including the first African-American to receive the rank, in a ceremony marked in every way by the coronavirus pandemic: Two of the cardinals stayed home, the rest eschewed the usual celebrations and St. Peter’s Basilica was practically …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

New cardinals quarantine in pope's hotel ahead of ceremony

ROME (AP) — The Vatican’s Santa Marta hotel was built to sequester cardinals during papal elections. It's now sequestering soon-to-be cardinals in town for this weekend’s ceremony to get their red hats: A handful are in protective coronavirus quarantine, confined to their rooms on Vatican orders and getting meals delivered …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Pope book backs George Floyd protests, blasts virus skeptic

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is supporting demands for racial justice in the wake of the U.S. police killing of George Floyd and is blasting COVID-19 skeptics and media organizations that spread their conspiracies in a new book penned during the Vatican’s coronavirus lockdown.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Pope book backs George Floyd protests, blasts virus skeptic

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is supporting demands for racial justice in the wake of the U.S. police killing of George Floyd and is blasting COVID-19 skeptics and media organizations that spread their conspiracies in a new book penned during the Vatican’s coronavirus lockdown.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Pope book backs George Floyd protests, blasts virus skeptic

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is supporting demands for racial justice in the wake of the U.S. police killing of George Floyd and is blasting COVID-19 skeptics and media organizations that spread their conspiracies in a new book penned during the Vatican’s coronavirus lockdown.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Pope book backs George Floyd protests, blasts virus skeptic

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is supporting demands for racial justice in the wake of the U.S. police killing of George Floyd and is blasting COVID-19 skeptics and media organizations that spread their conspiracies in a new book penned during the Vatican’s coronavirus lockdown.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Pope Francis' book explores George Floyd, virus skeptics

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is supporting demands for racial justice in the wake of the U.S. police killing of George Floyd and is blasting COVID-19 skeptics and the media that spread their conspiracies in a new book penned during the Vatican’s coronavirus lockdown.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Polish bishops defend John Paul II after McCarrick report

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish bishops defended St. John Paul II on Friday against evidence that he rejected reports that ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick slept with his seminarians, seeking to salvage a papal legacy that has been badly tarnished by his inaction on clergy sexual abuse.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Vatican's McCarrick report forces debate on power and abuse

ROME (AP) — The Vatican’s report into ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick has raised uncomfortable questions the Holy See will have to confront going forward, chief among them what it’s going to do about current and future clergy who abuse their power to sexually abuse adults.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Pope Francis vows to end sexual abuse after McCarrick report

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis pledged Wednesday to rid the Catholic Church of sexual abuse and offered prayers to victims of former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, a day after the Vatican released a detailed report into the decadeslong church cover-up of his sexual misconduct.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Vatican faults others for McCarrick's rise, spares Francis

ROME (AP) — A Vatican investigation into former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick found that bishops, cardinals and popes downplayed or dismissed multiple reports of sexual misconduct and determined that Pope Francis merely continued his predecessors’ handling of the predator until taking action when a former altar boy alleged abuse.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Vatican faults many for McCarrick's rise, spares Francis

ROME (AP) — A Vatican investigation into former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick found that a series of bishops, cardinals and popes downplayed or dismissed reports of sexual misconduct, and determined that Pope Francis merely continued his predecessors’ handling of the predator until taking action when a former altar boy alleged abuse.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Vatican faults many for McCarrick's rise but spares pope

ROME (AP) — A Vatican investigation into ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick has found that a series of bishops, cardinals and popes downplayed or dismissed reports that he slept with seminarians, and determined that Pope Francis merely continued his predecessors’ naive handling of the predator until a former altar boy alleged abuse.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

McCarrick: What's known about the abusive US ex-cardinal

ROME (AP) — The Vatican on Tuesday will release its report into the rise and fall of ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, the once-influential American cardinal who was defrocked by Pope Francis in 2019 after a Vatican investigation confirmed decades of rumors that he was a sexual predator.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Vatican to release McCarrick report Tuesday, spans 1930-2017

ROME (AP) — The Vatican on Tuesday will release its long-awaited report into what it knew about ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick’s sexual misconduct during his rise through the church hierarchy, setting up a remarkable moment in the Vatican's long reckoning with clergy sexual abuse and cover-up.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Pope moves against secretariat of state amid finance scandal

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is giving the Vatican secretariat of state three months to transfer all of its financial holdings to another Vatican office following its bungled management of hundreds of millions of euros in donations and investments that are now the subject of a corruption investigation.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Pope moves against secretariat of state amid finance scandal

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is giving the Vatican secretariat of state three months to transfer all of its financial holdings to another Vatican office following its bungled management of hundreds of millions of euros in donations and investments that are now the subject of a corruption investigation.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Pope tightens oversight on creation of new religious orders

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Wednesday tightened oversight on creating new religious orders to exert more Vatican control over the process and prevent charlatans from duping the faithful.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Pope returns to private library for audience as virus surges

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis urged people to follow recommendations from governments and health authorities to prevent coronavirus infections as he returned to his private library for his Wednesday general audience amid a surge of infections in Europe.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Vatican breaks silence, explains pope's civil union comments

ROME (AP) — The Vatican says Pope Francis’ comments on gay civil unions were taken out of context in a documentary that spliced together parts of an old interview, but still confirmed Francis’ belief that gay couples should enjoy legal protections.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Pope ends public audiences, eyes Christmas as virus surges

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is halting his public general audiences and will limit participation at Christmas and other upcoming Masses amid a surge of coronavirus cases in Italy and the Vatican, officials said Thursday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Vatican broadens seminary abuse trial amid negligence claims

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican criminal tribunal agreed Tuesday to broaden a sex abuse trial involving the Holy See's youth seminary beyond two priests already charged to include the religious organization responsible for running the residence.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

'We're working on it:' Pope's COVID advisers and the mask

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis’ decision to forgo wearing a mask has been noticed, with some concern, by the commission of Vatican experts he appointed to help chart the Catholic Church’s path through the coronavirus pandemic and the aftermath.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Fiasco over pope's cut civil union quote intensifies impact

ROME (AP) — The world premiere of a documentary on Pope Francis was supposed to have been a bright spot for a papacy locked down by pandemic and besieged by a corruption scandal, recalling Francis’ glory days travelling the world to bless the oppressed.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Fiasco over pope's cut civil union quote intensifies impact

ROME (AP) — The world premiere of a documentary on Pope Francis was supposed to have been a bright spot for a papacy locked down by pandemic and besieged by a corruption scandal, recalling Francis’ glory days travelling the world to bless the oppressed.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Fiasco over pope's cut civil union quote intensifies impact

ROME (AP) — The world premiere of a documentary on Pope Francis was supposed to have been a bright spot for a papacy locked down by pandemic and besieged by a corruption scandal, recalling Francis’ glory days travelling the world to bless the oppressed.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Francis becomes 1st pope to endorse same-sex civil unions

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis became the first pontiff to endorse same-sex civil unions in comments for a documentary that premiered Wednesday, sparking cheers from gay Catholics and demands for clarification from conservatives, given the Vatican’s official teaching on the issue.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Fiasco over pope's cut civil union quote intensifies impact

ROME (AP) — The world premiere of a documentary on Pope Francis was supposed to have been a bright spot for a papacy locked down by pandemic and besieged by a corruption scandal, recalling Francis’ glory days travelling the world to bless the oppressed.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Francis becomes 1st pope to endorse same-sex civil unions

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis became the first pontiff to endorse same-sex civil unions in comments for a documentary that premiered Wednesday, sparking cheers from gay Catholics and demands for clarification from conservatives, given the Vatican’s official teaching on the issue.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Mexico broadcaster: Pope's civil union quote not broadcast

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Mexican television broadcaster confirmed Thursday that Pope Francis’ bombshell comments endorsing same-sex civil unions were made during a May 2019 interview that was never broadcast in its entirety.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Plot thickens over origins of pope's civil union endorsement

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Questions swirled Thursday about the origins of Pope Francis’ bombshell comments endorsing same-sex civil unions, with all evidence suggesting he made them in a 2019 interview that was never broadcast in its entirety.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Vatican, China extend bishop agreement over US opposition

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican and China extended a controversial accord on bishop nominations Thursday over strong opposition from the White House and conservative Catholics given Beijing's crackdown on religious believers.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Francis becomes 1st pope to endorse same-sex civil unions

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis became the first pontiff to endorse same-sex civil unions in comments for a documentary that premiered Wednesday, sparking cheers from gay Catholics and demands for clarification from conservatives, given the Vatican’s official teaching on the issue.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Francis becomes 1st pope to endorse same-sex civil unions

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis became the first pontiff to endorse same-sex civil unions in comments for a documentary that premiered Wednesday, sparking cheers from gay Catholics and demands for clarification from conservatives, given the Vatican’s official teaching on the issue.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Pope endorses same-sex civil unions in new documentary

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis endorsed same-sex civil unions for the first time as pontiff while being interviewed for the feature-length documentary “Francesco,” which premiered Wednesday at the Rome Film Festival.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Pope reverts to mask-less old ways amid growing criticism

ROME (AP) — A day after donning a face mask for the first time during a liturgical service, Pope Francis was back to his mask-less old ways Wednesday despite surging coronavirus infections across Europe and growing criticism of his behavior and the example he is setting.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Pope reverts to mask-less old ways at indoor audience

ROME (AP) — A day after donning a face mask for the first time during a liturgical service, Pope Francis was back to his mask-less old ways Wednesday despite surging coronavirus infections across Europe.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Pope reverts back to mask-less old ways at indoor audience

ROME (AP) — A day after donning a face mask for the first time during a liturgical service, Pope Francis was back to his mask-less old ways Wednesday despite surging coronavirus infections across Europe.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Masked pope, faith leaders pray for peace and pandemic's end

ROME (AP) —

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Italy probes why women's names mark aborted fetuses' graves

ROME (AP) — Italian prosecutors and the government’s privacy watchdog are investigating how the names of women who miscarried or had abortions ended up on crosses over graves for the fetuses in a Rome cemetery.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Italy governor eyeing COVID surge blasts "idiotic" Halloween

ROME (AP) — Americans may love Naples for its most famous export, pizza. But the governor of Italy’s southern region had choice words for the exported American holiday of Halloween as Naples buckles under surging coronavirus infections.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Pope replaces saint-making chief as corruption scandal grows

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis named a new head for the Vatican’s saint-making office Thursday to replace the once-powerful cardinal at the center of a growing corruption scandal that has raised questions about the current Holy See leadership.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Woman close to Vatican cardinal arrested in corruption probe

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican’s swirling corruption investigation has taken a mysterious new twist with the arrest on an international warrant of a Sardinian woman said to be close to one of the Holy See’s most powerful cardinals before his downfall.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Pope apologizes for keeping distance as virus cases spike

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis apologized to the faithful Wednesday for not being able to greet them and shake their hands as Italy posted a record spike in coronavirus infections that is threatening to once again spiral out of control.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Vatican trial for sex abuse in pope's youth seminary opens

VATICAN CITY (AP) — For the first time, a clergy sex abuse trial opened Wednesday in the Vatican’s criminal tribunal, with one priest accused of molesting an altar boy in the Vatican’s youth seminary and another priest accused of covering it up.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Woman close to Vatican cardinal arrested in corruption probe

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican’s swirling corruption investigation has taken a mysterious new twist with the arrest on an international warrant of a Sardinian woman said to be close to one of the Holy See’s most powerful cardinals before his downfall.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Pope warmly greets redeemed Cardinal Pell after abuse trial

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis met Monday with Cardinal George Pell and thanked him for his witness, warmly welcoming him for a private audience in the Apostolic Palace after the cardinal’s sex abuse conviction and acquittal in Australia.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

4 Swiss Guards test positive as COVID-19 penetrates Vatican

ROME (AP) — Four Swiss Guards have tested positive for coronavirus and were showing symptoms, the Vatican said Monday, as the surge in infections in surrounding Italy penetrates the Vatican walls.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Facing ICU crunch, Europe rushes to build field hospitals

The strain facing some of the world’s best health care systems has been aggravated by hospital budget cuts over the past decade in Italy, Spain, France and Britain

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Europe faces ICU crunch, rushes to build field hospitals

ROME (AP) — Facing intense surges in the need for hospital ICU beds, European nations are on a building and hiring spree, throwing together makeshift hospitals and shipping coronavirus patients out of overwhelmed cities via high-speed trains and military jets. The key question is whether they will be able to …

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

How would overwhelmed hospitals decide who to treat first?

NEW YORK (AP) — A nurse with asthma, a grandfather with cancer and a homeless man with no known family are wracked with coronavirus-induced fevers. They are struggling to breathe, and a ventilator could save their lives. But who gets one when there aren't enough to go around?

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

How would overwhelmed hospitals decide who to treat first?

NEW YORK (AP) — A nurse with asthma, a grandfather with cancer and a homeless man with no known family are wracked with coronavirus-induced fevers. They are struggling to breathe, and a ventilator could save their lives. But who gets one when there aren't enough to go around?

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Italy hopes virus is easing but fears new onslaught in south

ROME (AP) — Doctors and nurses in Italy's overwhelmed northern hospitals have welcomed a slight stabilizing in the number of coronavirus infections but fear the virus is still silently spreading in the country's south 2 1/2 weeks into the West's most extreme nationwide shutdown.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Italy hopes virus is easing but fears new onslaught in south

ROME (AP) — Doctors and nurses in Italy's overwhelmed northern hospitals have welcomed a slight stabilizing in the number of coronavirus infections but fear the virus is still silently spreading in the south two weeks into the West's most extreme nationwide shutdown.

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Italy hopes virus is easing but fears new onslaught in south

ROME (AP) — Doctors and nurses in Italy's overwhelmed northern hospitals have welcomed a slight stabilizing in the number of coronavirus infections but fear the virus is still silently spreading in the south two weeks into the West's most extreme nationwide shutdown.

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Vatican employees balk at lack of full shutdown amid virus

ROME (AP) — The Vatican is under pressure to let more employees work from home as several of its offices remain open two weeks after the Italian government ordered people to stay home and shut down all non-essential businesses in an urgent attempt to contain the coronavirus.

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`Accept it': 3 states lock down 70 million against the virus

Illinois and New York state joined California on Friday in ordering all residents to stay in their homes unless they have vital reasons to go out, restricting the movement of more than 70 million Americans in the most sweeping measures undertaken yet in the U.S. to contain the coronavirus.

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`Accept it': 3 states lock down 70 million against the virus

Illinois and New York state joined California on Friday in ordering all residents to stay in their homes unless they have vital reasons to go out, restricting the movement of more than 70 million Americans in the most sweeping measures undertaken yet in the U.S. to contain the coronavirus.

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`Accept it': 3 states lock down 70 million against the virus

Illinois and New York state joined California on Friday in ordering all residents to stay in their homes unless they have vital reasons to go out, restricting the movement of more than 70 million Americans in the most sweeping measures undertaken yet in the U.S. to contain the coronavirus.

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New York joins California in locking down against the virus

New York state moved to join California on Friday in confining nearly all residents to their homes, as governors undertook their most sweeping efforts yet to contain the coronavirus and fend off the kind of onslaught of patients that has caused southern Europe to buckle.

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Coronavirus extends across West, Californians must stay home

ROME (AP) — Italy's deaths from the coronavirus pandemic eclipsed China’s on Thursday as the scourge extended its march across the West, where the United States and other countries increasingly enlisted the military to prepare for an onslaught of patients and California's governor ordered people in the most-populous U.S. state …

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Coronavirus extends across West, Californians must stay home

ROME (AP) — Italy's deaths from the coronavirus pandemic eclipsed China’s on Thursday as the scourge extended its march across the West, where the United States and other countries increasingly enlisted the military to prepare for an onslaught of patients and California's governor ordered people in the most-populous U.S. state …

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Coronavirus extends across West, Californians must stay home

ROME (AP) — Italy's deaths from the coronavirus pandemic eclipsed China’s on Thursday as the scourge extended its march across the West, where the United States and other countries increasingly enlisted the military to prepare for an onslaught of patients and California's governor ordered people in the most-populous U.S. state …

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"How are we going to eat?" Virus tests Europe's social nets

MADRID (AP) — The morning rush-hour scene at Madrid’s Atocha train station this week perfectly captured the dilemma facing Europe as it confronts the coronavirus.

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Virus lockdown hits Vatican as pope livestreams audience

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis held his weekly general audience in the privacy of his library Wednesday as the Vatican implemented Italy’s drastic virus lockdown measures.

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Virus locks down Italy amid global push to contain outbreak

ROME (AP) — The boisterous hum of Rome dwindled to a whisper and police patrols kept people apart in cafes as Italy enforced an extraordinary, sweeping lockdown in hopes of not becoming the next epicenter of the spreading coronavirus epidemic now that life in China is edging back to normal.

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Virus lockdown tests Italians' commitment to the common good

ROME (AP) — Over the weekend, the Fiorentino butcher in downtown Rome was so packed with shoppers you could no longer smell the tangy scent of raw meat. By Tuesday, customers stood in an orderly queue a meter (yard) apart out the door and into the Campo dei’ Fiori piazza, …

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Virus-hit Italy gets more isolated as nations restrict entry

ROME (AP) — Italians faced travel restrictions at home and abroad Tuesday as other countries isolated Italy with flight bans and sweeping quarantine measures took effect nationwide in a desperate government bid to slow the new coronavirus’ silent spread.

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Virus lockdown tests Italians' commitment to the common good

ROME (AP) — Over the weekend, the Fiorentino butcher in downtown Rome was so packed with shoppers you could no longer smell the tangy scent of raw meat. By Tuesday, customers stood in an orderly queue a meter (yard) apart out the door and into the Campo dei’ Fiori piazza, …

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Virus lockdown tests Italians' commitment to the common good

ROME (AP) — Over the weekend, the Fiorentino butcher in downtown Rome was so packed with shoppers you could no longer smell the tangy scent of raw meat. By Tuesday, customers stood in an orderly queue a meter (yard) apart out the door and into the Campo dei’ Fiori piazza, …

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Patient No. 1 is out of ICU as virus pushes Italy to brink

ROME (AP) — Italian doctors celebrated one small victory in their battle against the coronavirus after a 38-year-old man was moved out of intensive care for the first time since he tested positive Feb. 21 and opened Italy’s health care crisis as Patient No. 1.

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Patient No. 1 is out of ICU as virus pushes Italy to brink

ROME (AP) — Italian doctors celebrated one small victory in their battle against the coronavirus after a 38-year-old man was moved out of intensive care for the first time since he tested positive Feb. 21 and opened Italy’s health care crisis as Patient No. 1.

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Patient No. 1 is out of ICU as virus pushes Italy to brink

ROME (AP) — Italian doctors celebrated one small victory in their battle against the coronavirus after a 38-year-old man was moved out of intensive care for the first time since he tested positive Feb. 21 and opened Italy’s health care crisis as Patient No. 1.

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Prison riots hit Italy amid virus; 6 die in overdose

ROME (AP) — Tensions in Italy's overcrowded prisons erupted Monday over new coronavirus containment measures, with riots in at least two dozen lock-ups and the deaths of six inmates who broke into an infirmary and overdosed on methadone.

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Prison riots hit Italy amid virus; 6 die in overdose

ROME (AP) — Tensions in Italy's overcrowded prisons erupted Monday over new coronavirus containment measures, with riots in at least two dozen lock-ups and the deaths of six inmates who broke into an infirmary and overdosed on methadone.

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Prison riots hit Italy amid virus; 6 die in overdose

ROME (AP) — Tensions in Italy's overcrowded prisons erupted Monday over new coronavirus containment measures, with riots in at least two dozen lock-ups and the deaths of six inmates who broke into an infirmary and overdosed on methadone.

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Vatican halts Mexico abuse prevention mission, cites virus

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's bishops said Friday the Vatican had suspended a clerical sex abuse fact-finding and assistance mission to Mexico due to the spreading coronavirus in Italy and now the Vatican.

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Vatican halts Mexico abuse prevention mission, cites virus

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's bishops said Friday the Vatican had suspended a clerical sex abuse fact-finding and assistance mission to Mexico due to the spreading coronavirus in Italy and now the Vatican.

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Vatican halts Mexico abuse prevention mission, cites virus

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's bishops said Friday the Vatican had suspended a clerical sex abuse fact-finding and assistance mission to Mexico due to the spreading coronavirus in Italy and now the Vatican.

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Vatican confirms 1st virus case as pope recovers from cold

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican confirmed the walled city-state's first case of the new coronavirus Friday and closed some offices as a precaution while Pope Francis continued recovering from a cold.

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Pope lets French cardinal embroiled in abuse cover-up resign

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Pope lets French cardinal embroiled in abuse cover-up resign

VATICAN CITY (AP) —

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Pope lets French cardinal embroiled in abuse cover-up resign

VATICAN CITY (AP) —

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Virus, what virus? Italy's "nonni" step in as schools close

ROME (AP) — Italian grandparents — “nonni” as they are called — were pulled in two contradictory directions on Thursday — and as usual the grandchildren won out.

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Virus, what virus? Italy's "nonni" step in as schools close

ROME (AP) — Italian grandparents — “nonni” as they are called — were pulled in two contradictory directions on Thursday — and as usual the grandchildren won out.

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AP PHOTOS: Venice a shell of itself as tourists flee virus

VENICE, Italy (AP) — The Carnival period in Venice usually marks the start of peak season in one of the world’s most visited cities, with hordes of tourists piling onto vaporettos to cruise the Grand Canal, strolling through cobblestone streets and lingering in picturesque cafes.

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AP PHOTOS: Venice a shell of itself as tourists flee virus

VENICE, Italy (AP) — The Carnival period in Venice usually marks the start of peak season in one of the world’s most visited cities, with hordes of tourists piling onto vaporettos to cruise the Grand Canal, strolling through cobblestone streets and lingering in picturesque cafes.

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AP PHOTOS: Venice a shell of itself as tourists flee virus

VENICE, Italy (AP) — The Carnival period in Venice usually marks the start of peak season in one of the world’s most visited cities, with hordes of tourists piling onto vaporettos to cruise the Grand Canal, strolling through cobblestone streets and lingering in picturesque cafes.

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In Italy and beyond, virus outbreak reshapes work and play

ROME (AP) — Italy closed all schools and universities and barred fans from all sporting events for the next few weeks, as governments trying to curb the spread of the coronavirus around the world resorted to increasingly sweeping measures that transformed the way people work, shop, pray and amuse themselves.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

In Italy and beyond, virus outbreak reshapes work and play

ROME (AP) — Italy closed all schools and universities and barred fans from all sporting events for the next few weeks, as governments trying to curb the spread of the coronavirus around the world resorted to increasingly sweeping measures that transformed the way people work, shop, pray and amuse themselves.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

In Italy and beyond, virus outbreak reshapes work and play

ROME (AP) — Italy closed all schools and universities and barred fans from all sporting events for the next few weeks, as governments trying to curb the spread of the coronavirus around the world resorted to increasingly sweeping measures that transformed the way people work, shop, pray and amuse themselves.

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Love in the air: Pope marries couple on papal plane

IQUIQUE, Chile (AP) — It was all in a day’s work for the ever-unpredictable Pope Francis.

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Pope visits Assisi, highlights goals

ASSISI, Italy - Pope Francis broke bread with the poor and embraced the disabled on a pilgrimage to his namesake's hometown Friday, urging the faithful to follow the example of the 13th-century St. Francis, who renounced a wealthy, dissolute lifestyle to embrace a life of poverty and service to the …

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Not all pleased with 'Francis revolution'

VATICAN CITY - The Francis Revolution is underway. Not everyone is pleased.

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Pope: 'Who am I to judge?'

A remarkably candid Pope Francis struck a conciliatory stance toward gays Monday, saying "who am I to judge" when it comes to the sexual orientation of priests.

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Pope urges Catholics to shun materialism

APARECIDA, Brazil - Pope Francis made an emotional plea Wednesday for Roman Catholics to shun materialism in the first public Mass of his initial international trip as pontiff, then met with drug addicts and denounced the "dealers of death" who fuel their suffering.

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Brazilian crowds delight pope

RIO DE JANEIRO - A wrong turn sent a humble Fiat carrying Pope Francis into the thick of a frenzied Rio crowd Monday, in his first minutes back in South America since becoming pontiff. It was a nightmare for security officials, but for the clearly delighted pope just another opportunity …

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Francis clears former popes for sainthood

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Some believe pope performed exorcism

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Pope presides over trimmed Easter Vigil service

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Pope washes women's feet in break with church's Holy Thursday ritual

ROME - In his most significant break with tradition yet, Pope Francis washed and kissed the feet of two young women at a juvenile detention center - a surprising departure from church rules that restrict the Holy Thursday ritual to men.

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Reluctant pope prepares for Easter

VATICAN CITY - He still goes by "Bergoglio" when speaking to friends, seems reluctant to call himself pope and has decided to live in the Vatican hotel rather than the grand papal apartment in the Apostolic Palace.

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New pope installed

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Argentine Jorge Bergoglio elected Pope Francis

VATICAN CITY (AP) - From "the end of the earth," the Catholic Church found a surprising new leader Wednesday, a pioneer pope from Argentina who took the name Francis, a pastor rather than a manager to resurrect a church and faith in crisis. He is the first pontiff from the …

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Black smoke from chapel chimney: No pope yet

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Holy Smoke - Catholic church has new pope

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Conclave opens amid uncertainty

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Humility, duty and service

VATICAN CITY - On Monday, April 4, 2005, a priest walked up to the Renaissance palazzo housing the Vatican's doctrine department and asked the doorman to call the official in charge: It was the first day of business after Pope John Paul II had died, and the cleric wanted to …

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Pope steps down

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Pope's butler to help Vatican scandal probe

VATICAN CITY - The biggest scandal to rock the Vatican in decades widened Monday with the pope's butler, arrested for allegedly having confidential documents in his home, agreeing to cooperate with investigators - raising the specter that higher-ranking ecclesial heads may soon roll.

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Pope stakes out church's course as he begins 8th year

VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI began his eighth year as pope on Tuesday after spending the waning days of his seventh driving home his view of the Catholic Church, with a divisive crackdown on dissenters and an equally divisive opening to a fringe group of traditionalists.

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A night of chaos

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Poll: Italians want to cut debt but without sacrifices

ROME - Few Italians are willing to make personal sacrifices - like retiring at age 67 instead of 65, or even earlier - though they believe cutting the country's public debt is a top priority, according to an AP-GfK poll released Tuesday.

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End of an era

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Vatican creates financial watchdog amid bank probe

VATICAN CITY - The Vatican on Thursday created a financial watchdog agency and issued new laws to fight money laundering and terrorist financing in a major effort to shed its image as a tax haven that for years has been mired in secrecy and scandal.

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Police seize $30 million from Vatican in probe

VATICAN CITY - Italian authorities seized $30.18 million from a Vatican bank account Tuesday and said they have begun investigating top officials of the Vatican bank in connection with a money-laundering probe.

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Pope meets with abuse victims

LONDON - Pope Benedict XVI apologized Saturday to five people who were molested by priests as children in his latest effort to defuse the sex abuse crisis shaking his church, as thousands of people angered at the Vatican's response marched in central London in the biggest protest of his 5-year …

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Vatican reverses itself on 'Caravaggio' work

VATICAN CITY - The Vatican's top art historian shot down a report in its own newspaper that suggested a recently discovered painting was a Caravaggio.

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Lasers uncover icons of Sts. Peter and Paul

ROME - Twenty-first century laser technology has opened a window into the early days of the Catholic Church, guiding researchers through the dank, musty catacombs beneath Rome to a startling find: the first known icons of the apostles Peter and Paul.

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Pope defends celibacy for priests

VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI strongly defended celibacy for priests as a sign of faith in an increasingly secular world Thursday, insisting on a church tradition that has increasingly come under scrutiny amid the clerical sex abuse scandal.

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The Pope gets a US lawyer

VATICAN CITY - The Vatican has long let cardinals or its official spokesmen do its talking when scandal hits.

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Pope addresses sex abuse crisis

VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI sees the priestly sex scandal as a "test for him and the church," his spokesman said Wednesday, as bishops around Europe used Holy Week's solemn call for penitence to announce new pledges of transparency in dealing with the abuse of children.

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Pope opens Holy Week amid sex abuse crisis

VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI opened Holy Week on Sunday amid one of the most serious crises facing the church in decades, with protesters in London demanding he resign and calls in Switzerland for a central registry for pedophile priests.

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