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India's ban on Salman Rushdie 'The Satanic Verses' may end — thanks to missing paperwork

Nov. 08, 2024 17:06 PM EST

NEW DELHI (AP) — The decadeslong ban of Salman Rushdie's “The Satanic Verses” in his native India is now in doubt — not because of a change of heart more than two years after the author’s near-fatal stabbing, but because of what amounts to some missing paperwork. Earlier...

Morocco limits preaching about war in the Middle East that invokes jihad

Nov. 08, 2024 13:16 PM EST

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Politicians and activists in Morocco are questioning limitations imposed on preachers regarding what they may say about war in the Middle East during sermons. During a meeting at the country's parliament this week, socialist lawmaker Nabila Mounib bemoaned the...

AP VoteCast shows Trump boosted his level of support among Catholic voters

Nov. 08, 2024 07:50 AM EST

Among several blocs of religious voters, including his loyal evangelical base, Donald Trump fared roughly as well in his victory over Kamala Harris as he did in his loss to Joe Biden four years ago. One notable difference: He did better this year among Catholic voters, according to AP VoteCast, a...

Saint Joseph's (PA) hosts Cent. Conn. St. following Jones' 21-point showing

Nov. 08, 2024 03:36 AM EST

Central Connecticut State Blue Devils (0-1) at Saint Joseph's (PA) Hawks (1-0) Philadelphia; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Hawks -14.5; over/under is 142.5 BOTTOM LINE: Cent. Conn. St. takes on Saint Joseph's (PA) after Jordan Jones scored...

The Temple of Satan gains ground in Chile as faith in traditional religions wanes

Nov. 07, 2024 23:41 PM EST

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — It’s Friday night in Downtown Santiago, the capital of Chile, and a group of 15 people gather around a table, sharing a bottle of wine as the smell of tobacco and incense fill the air. Black candles burn on top of an altar decorated with chalices and knives. The members...

Fans flood @Pontifex account after it inadvertantly cites New Orleans Saints amid dreadful season

Nov. 07, 2024 19:13 PM EST

ROME (AP) — The New Orleans Saints may be one of the worst teams in the NFL this season, but at least they can count on continued prayers from Pope Francis. The pope – or at least someone in the Vatican communications office – has been inadvertently rooting for the Saints since...

White evangelical voters show steadfast support for Donald Trump's presidency

Nov. 07, 2024 15:56 PM EST

After former President Donald Trump gave his victory speech early Wednesday, at the Palm Beach Convention Center, dozens of his supporters gathered in a lobby to sing “How Great Thou Art,” reciting from memory the words and harmonies of a classic hymn, popular among evangelical Christians. ...

Notre Dame marks arrival of Paris Olympics’ iconic trackside bell as cathedral reopening nears

Nov. 07, 2024 09:03 AM EST

PARIS (AP) — Paris’s Notre Dame cathedral, whose historic bells were silenced following 2019’s devastating fire, will soon echo again with fresh chimes. On Thursday, the Gothic landmark took delivery of three new bells, including one that was used in the city’s Stade de...

Appeals court orders new trial for man on Texas' death row over judge's antisemitic bias

Nov. 06, 2024 19:09 PM EST

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A Texas appeals court ordered a new trial Wednesday for a Jewish man on death row — who was part of a gang of prisoners that fatally shot a police officer in 2000 after escaping — because of antisemitic bias by the judge who presided over his case. Lawyers...

Sorrentino's ode to Naples, 'Parthenope,' gets mixed reviews in Italy over San Gennaro sex scene

Nov. 06, 2024 11:59 AM EST

ROME (AP) — When director Paolo Sorrentino’s hit series “The Young Pope” debuted in 2016, it took the Vatican a year to grudgingly bless his imagined and occasionally blasphemous portrayal of the pope. Not so for Sorrentino’s latest film “Parthenope,” which has gotten an early thumbs...