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Israeli strike on Gaza Catholic church kills two, injures several

An Israeli strike hit the only Catholic church in Gaza, killing at least two people and injuring dozens more, including the priest. The attack has sparked global outrage, with Pope Leo renewing calls for a ceasefire.

France 24

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As Texas flooding death toll rises to 135, many turn to faith

Two weeks after severe flooding in Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott said the death toll has increased to at least 135 people. As communities across the area grieve, some are turning to faith. CBS News' Jason Allen spoke to a local pastor searchin...

CBS News

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Netanyahu apologizes for deadly strike on Catholic church in Gaza

Following a call with President Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a rare apology, saying the only Catholic church in Gaza was hit by stray ammunition. The blast killed three civilians. Ramy Inocencio reports.

CBS News

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Israeli strike on Gaza Catholic church kills two and injures several

The Israeli Foreign Ministry issued a formal apology for the strike, while the Israeli army said it has launched an investigation into the strike on Gaza's only Catholic church.

Euronews

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Haitians mark annual Voodoo-Christian pilgrimage amid gang violence

Faithful gathered in Port-au-Prince, instead of Saut d’Eau, after gangs took control of the city.

Africanews

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Anger at House committee hearing on antisemitism in college campuses

The House Committee on Education and Workforce is holding its ninth hearing in 18 months on antisemitism on college campuses. CBS News' Shanelle Kaul has more details.

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Excavation at Irish site aims to recover remains of 800 children

"Mother-and-baby homes" were institutions in Ireland where unmarried pregnant women and their children were housed. They were characterised by harsh conditions, high mortality rates and a lack of support for mothers and children.

Euronews

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Clerics accuse West Bank settlers of attacking Christian sites

Christian leaders have accused Israeli settlers of attacking sacred sites in the West Bank. The Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, Theophilos III - visiting the Christian town of Taybeh with other clerics - said settlers had started ...

Reuters

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Forensic team probes mass grave of 800 babies at ex-Irish orphanage

Forensic experts seek to unearth the truth about how hundreds of children died while in the care of the Catholic Church in Ireland.

Al Jazeera

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Ireland to excavate mass grave at Church-run Mother and Baby home

A team of forensic archaeologists and crime scene experts will next week begin excavating and trying to identify the remains of around 800 infants who died at an Irish church-run home for unmarried mothers.

Reuters

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Dalai Lama celebrates 90th birthday as succession plan remains unclear

The Dalai Lama celebrated his 90th birthday in Dharamshala, India, where some devotees expressed concern over China’s potential interference in his succession plan.

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Dalai Lama celebrates 90th birthday

The Dalai Lama has marked his 90th birthday amidst colourful celebrations in Dharamshala, India. Followers from around the world, including Hollywood actor Richard Gere, gathered to honour the Nobel laureate's enduring influence and mess...

Al Jazeera

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Pope Leo XIV resumes tradition of taking summer vacation

Pope Leo XIV will resume the papal vacation tradition by taking two weeks off at Castel Gandolfo, the hilltop town a dozen or so miles southeast of Rome, which popes for centuries used as their summer retreat. CNN’s Christopher Lamb take...

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See celebrations for Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday

Thousands gathered to celebrate the spiritual leader and Nobel Peace laureate’s birthday in Dharamshala, which has served as the seat of the Tibetan government-in-exile and home of the Dalai Lama since he fled Tibet during a failed 1959 ...

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China rejects Dalai Lama’s succession plan

Days before his 90th birthday, the Dalai Lama announced the Gaden Phodrang Trust, a non-profit he founded, will have the sole authority to recognize his future reincarnation, but China insists it will choose the successor of the Tibetan ...

CBC News

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How will the Dalai Lama's successor be chosen?

The choice of a successor to the Dalai Lama, the spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhists, is a matter of deep interest not only for followers of his religion, but also China, India, and the United States, for strategic reasons.

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Erdogan condemns magazine over alleged prophet cartoon

Turkish President Erdogan lashed out at a satirical magazine following allegations that it had published a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed, calling it a "vile provocation". As protests erupted in Istanbul, the magazine's editor said the...

France 24

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Dalai Lama says he intends to reincarnate after death

The Dalai Lama has announced that he will have a successor after his death, continuing a centuries-old tradition that has become a flashpoint in the struggle with China’s Communist Party over Tibet’s future. In a declaration ahead of his...

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Jimmy Swaggart, televangelist once mired in sex scandal, dies at 90

Jimmy Swaggart, one of the country's best-known televangelists who apologized after he was caught in a sex scandal, has died, his ministry's SonLife Broadcasting Network announced in a statement shared with CBS News. He was 90.

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Turkey detains cartoonists over satirical drawing

Turkish authorities on Monday (June 30) detained three people over a satirical drawing published by weekly magazine Leman allegedly depicting Prophets Moses and Muhammad.

Reuters

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FBI: Attacks against religious institutions have surged in U.S.

Attacks against religious institutions in the U.S. have surged recently, FBI crime reports reviewed by CBS News show. Justice correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more details.

CBS America

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Scanning the heavens at the Vatican Observatory

Perched in the hills outside Rome sits the Palace of Castel Gandolfo, the centuries-old lakeside summer home for popes, which is also home to the Vatican Observatory, established in 1891 to help bridge the chasm between religion and scie...

CBS News

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First Friday prayers held in Iran since U.S. strikes

Many attending Friday prayers in the Iranian capital expressed their anger at the United States and Israel. CNN’s Frederik Pleitgen was there.

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Deir el-Zor’s churches in Syria bear witness to war and hope

In the devastated landscape of Deir el-Zor, the Christian community that once thrived in eastern Syria is facing near extinction.

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Pope affirms priest celibacy, demands 'firm' action on abuse

Leo XIV was speaking to over 400 bishops from 38 countries in St. Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday.

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Syria: Over 20 killed in suicide bomb attack on church

A suicide bomber killed at least 22 and injured 63 in an Eastern Orthodox church near Damascus.

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Saint Peter Basilica's cupola gets a makeover

Saint Peter’s Basilica is getting a makeover as part of the current jubilee, the holy year celebrated by the Catholic church every 25 years. Improvements began several months ago.

France 24

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Rebuilding one of America's first Black churches on original site

One of America's first Black churches is being rebuilt in Williamsburg, Virginia.

CBS America

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Charleston church marks 10 years since deadly shooting

It's been 10 years since a deadly mass shooting at the oldest Black church in the South. On June 17, 2015, a white supremacist gunned down nine people at the Mother Emanuel AME church in Charleston, South Carolina. One of them was Pastor...

CBS America

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Pope Leo is distantly related to Justin Bieber

Genealogists researching Pope Leo's family tree cast a wide net and found he has some very distant, but very famous cousins.

CBS News