India’s top court upholds legality of 2016 currency ban
by NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s top court said Monday that the government’s surprise 2016 decision to demonetize high-value bills was legal and made after consultation …
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Although at fault, Benedict overthrew the Vatican on sexual abuse
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is rightly credited with being one of the most prolific Catholic theologians of the 20th century, a …
Benedict XVI’s resignation in 2013 rocked a routine Vatican ceremony
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Veteran journalist Giovanna Chirri was beginning to doze off in the Vatican press room during a slow vacation when suddenly the …
Canada and Australia impose COVID rules on travelers from China
BEIJING (AP) — Australia and Canada have joined a growing list of countries requiring travelers from China to take a COVID-19 test before boarding their …
Believers gather in a Bavarian pilgrimage town to mourn the Pope
ALTOETTING, Germany (AP) — Mourners lined quietly in the gold-adorned collegiate church of Altoetting in Pope Benedict’s Bavarian homeland to offer condolences to one of …
The richness of the tribute goes to Benoît, who wanted simplicity
VATICAN CITY (AP) – Minutes after the announcement of the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI On Saturday morning, a multitude of tributes poured in …
Benedict’s lasting mark on the papacy will be his resignation
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has had a long and illustrious career as one of the Roman Catholic Church’s most distinguished theologians. …
Benedict XVI’s resignation sparked calls for a retirement protocol
VATICAN CITY (AP) — If there was ever a moment that epitomized the surreal novelty created by the first papal resignation in 600 years, it …
Asian cities ready for New Year’s Eve after COVID disruption
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Revelers have begun gathering in major city centers across the Asia-Pacific region to celebrate the first New Year’s Eve without COVID-19 …
More victims recovered from Cambodia hotel-casino fire
POIPET, Cambodia (AP) — The confirmed death toll from a massive fire at a hotel-casino complex in western Cambodia rose to 25 on Friday as …