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  Nigeria judge: Iranian, colleague smuggled weapons

  An Iranian and his Nigerian accomplice were sentenced to five years in prison Monday over a plot they orchestrated to smuggle a shipment of ... 

• Africa, Asia see boom in priests as Europe withers

  The number of Catholic priests in Africa and Asia has shot up over the past decade while decreasing in Europe, mirroring trends in the numbers of ... 

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  Filipino clans, celebrities dominate midterm polls

  From Imelda Marcos to Manny Pacquiao, familiar names of Philippine political clans and celebrities dominated the ballots for Monday's congressional ... 

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  Pakistan's Sharif gets resounding election victory

  Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif looked poised to return to office with a resounding election victory — a mandate that could make it ... 

• Libyan officials back at work after militia siege

  Officials at two Libyan government ministries returned to work Sunday after nearly two weeks of protests by militia fighters, who blocked the ... 

• Holy Land church leaders say clergy mistreated

  A dozen senior church leaders in the Holy Land say Israeli police "ill-treated" clergy, including a Coptic Egyptian cleric, during Orthodox Easter ... 

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  Pope Francis gives church hundreds of new saints

  Pope Francis on Sunday gave the Catholic Church new saints, including hundreds of 15th-century martyrs who were beheaded for refusing to convert to ... 

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  A look at new saints canonized by Pope Francis

  Pope Francis has made hundreds of new saints at his first canonization ceremony in St. Peter's Square. Here is a look at the people receiving the ... 

• Egypt Christian teacher's detention extended

  Egyptian prosecutors extended the detention Saturday of a Coptic Christian teacher held over accusations of blasphemy of Islam and proselytizing ... 

• Legion priest leaves priesthood to care for son

  A prominent American priest of the Legion of Christ religious order has decided to leave the priesthood after admitting he fathered a child years ago. 

• Gambia frees Muslim cleric after 5 months

  The Gambian government says that it has released a Muslim cleric who had been in detention for five months. The state Gambia Radio Television Services ... 

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  Anti-militias protesters attacked in Libya

  Scores of Libyan militiamen descended on rally in the nation's capital, Tripoli, kicking and beating protesters who had taken to the streets Friday ... 

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  Rios Montt: From army to dictatorship to courtroom

  Efrain Rios Montt ruled as Guatemala's dictator, served as president of Congress, preached as an evangelical pastor and now, at 86, has become the ... 

• Cardinal skipping graduation over Irish PM's views

  Boston Cardinal Sean O'Malley said Friday that he won't attend Boston College's graduation because the Jesuit school's commencement speaker, Irish ... 

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  Prominent youth activist detained in Egypt

  Egypt's prosecutor general on Friday ordered a prominent youth leader detained for four days pending an investigation into accusations he incited ... 

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  Israeli police guard women praying at Jewish site

  Forming human chains and using metal barriers, Israeli police held back thousands of ultra-Orthodox protesters who tried to prevent a liberal Jewish ... 

• Officials: US forces on alert in response to Libya

  Marines and other U.S. forces in Europe are on a heightened state of alert in response to a deteriorating security situation in the Libyan capital of ... 

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  2 popes praying: Egyptian Copt and Pope Francis

  Two popes prayed together Friday at the Vatican, one Catholic and one Orthodox, in a sign of improving ties following the election of new leaders for ... 

• Northern Ireland hopes to tear down 'peace lines'

  Northern Ireland hopes to tear down the so-called "peace lines" of Belfast — dozens of walls of brick, steel and barbed wire that divide Irish ... 

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  Islamic cleric in Gaza rejects Israel's existence

  A prominent Islamic scholar making a landmark visit to the Gaza Strip declared Thursday that Israel has no right to exist and voiced his support for ... 

• Egypt's pope in 1st visit to Vatican in 40 years

  Egyptian church officials say Coptic Christian Pope Tawadros II has left for the Vatican, marking the first such visit in 40 years. Six priests and ...