3 h. ago London ‘records fewest homicides in summer months since 2018’

The mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan has vowed to continue building on work to tackle violence across the capital.

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5 h. ago Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi returns to Columbia University: ‘They have failed to silence me’

Mahdawi was arrested and targeted for deportation but the permanent US resident is resuming postgraduate studiesJust over four months after being arrested, detained and nearly deported by the Trump administration for his activism, Mohsen Mahdawi, the 34-year-old Palestinian student and US permanent resident, returned to Columbia University on Tuesday and vowed to continue speaking out.“They have failed to silence me, and in fact, now I am more outspoken than before, and I will continue to work for peace and justice. I do this work not for myself alone – I do this for the future of children, whether they are Palestinians or Israelis,” he told the Guardian on Tuesday in his first interview since stepping back on to campus to begin his graduate studies. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Palestinian student Mohsen Mahdawi returns to Columbia University: ‘They have failed to silence me’

Mahdawi was targeted and arrested for deportation due to his activism but the permanent US resident is resuming postgraduate studiesJust more than four months after being arrested, detained and nearly deported by the Trump administration for his activism, Mohsen Mahdawi, the 34-year-old Palestinian student and US permanent resident, returned to Columbia University on Tuesday and vowed to continue speaking out.“They have failed to silence me, and in fact, now I am more outspoken than before, and I will continue to work for peace and justice. I do this work not for myself alone – I do this for the future of children, whether they are Palestinians or Israelis,” he told the Guardian on Tuesday in his first interview since stepping back on to campus to begin his graduate studies. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Vatican puts Pope Francis' ecological preaching into practice with vocational farm center

The Vatican is inaugurating an ambitious educational center inspired by Pope Francis’ ecological legacy

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10 h. ago Pope hints at surprise liberal stance on LGBT issues after meeting with prominent US advocate: ‘It was wonderful’

Reverend James Martin says the U.S. pontiff expressed in their Vatican meeting a ‘desire to welcome all people’

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31 h. ago Pope urges fellow Augustinians to work for unity as he opens their assembly

Pope Leo XIV has urged his fellow Augustinians to work humbly for unity in the Catholic Church

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39 h. ago Pope Leo meets LGBTQ+ Catholic advocate and vows continuity with Pope Francis' legacy of welcome

Pope Leo XIV has met with one of the most prominent advocates for greater LGBTQ+ inclusion in the Catholic Church

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60 h. ago Pope Leo demands end to ‘pandemic of arms’ after Minnesota school shooting

First US pope in history prays for victims of last week’s shooting that left two children dead and 18 others injuredPope Leo XIV called for the “pandemic of arms, large and small” to end during a weekly public prayer with crowds in St Peter’s Square on Sunday that also addressed the plague of mass shootings in the US.The first US pope in history, a native of Chicago, spoke in English as he prayed for the victims of last week’s shooting during a Catholic school mass in Minnesota which saw two children killed and others seriously injured. Continue reading...

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63 h. ago Pope Leo XIV denounces 'pandemic of arms' as he prays for victims of Minnesota school shooting

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday denounced the “pandemic of arms, large and small,” as he prayed publicly for the victims of the shooting during a Catholic school Mass in the United States

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4 d. ago 'We feel abandoned': Furious Epping residents vow to continue protests after Home Office wins appeal against migrant hotel closure

The Home Office and Somani Hotels, which owns the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, today successfully overturned a High Court ruling ordering them to remove all 138 residents.

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4 d. ago Brits vow to 'never' go on one holiday after seeing 'bizarre' hotel guest behaviour

People have been left gobsmacked by the behaviour of Brits abroad as sunbed wars continue to go to extreme levels - with some vowing to never go on holiday again

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5 d. ago Pope highlights virtue of listening while accepting award from US Augustinians

Pope Leo XIV praises the virtue of listening before speaking as he receives an award from his Augustinian religious order in the United States

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6 d. ago Pope demands ‘collective punishment’ end in Gaza as 10 more die of hunger

Latest deaths announced by Gaza health ministry bring starvation toll to 313, including 119 childrenChildren make up a third of outpatients treated for wounds at MSF Gaza hospitals, data showsTen Palestinians including two children have died from starvation in the last 24 hours, health authorities in Gaza said on Wednesday, as Pope Leo XIV demanded that Israel stop its “collective punishment” of the population in the besieged territory.At least 313 people have died from hunger, including 119 children, since the war in Gaza began and Israel intensified its siege on the Palestinian territory. Last week a UN-backed monitoring body confirmed that Gaza was in the throes of famine and warned that without more aid, increasing numbers of people would lose access to food. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Pope Leo issues impassioned plea for permanent ceasefire in Gaza

The appeal comes as Israel prepares to expand its offensive

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1 week ago Pope Leo to live in Vatican ‘flatshare’ when he moves into papal apartments

It is thought to be the first time in modern history a pope will share the palace’s third-floor living quarters

Society

1 week ago Pope calls for fasting and prayer for peace in Middle East and Ukraine as he returns to Vatican

Pope Leo XIV has asked people to fast on Friday to pray for peace and justice in the Middle East and Ukraine

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2 w. ago Heavenly housemate! Pope Leo moves in to a palatial Vatican flatshare with pals

Days after his election, the Pope announced he would live in the luxurious Papal apartments in Rome's Apostolic Palace, unlike his predecessor Pope Francis .

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2 w. ago Pope Leo invites local homeless people to lunch at summer villa

Pope Leo XIV has spent the last Sunday of his summer vacation with several dozen homeless people and the church volunteers who help them

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2 w. ago Newcastle star insists he's ready to take Alexander Isak place amid Liverpool saga

Anthony Gordon says he is more than willing to continue as Newcastle's centre-forward as he vows to learn on the job after scoreless draw at Aston Villa

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2 w. ago Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass for local homeless people, invites them to lunch at summer villa

Pope Leo XIV is spending the last Sunday of his summer vacation with several dozen homeless and poor people and the church volunteers who help them

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