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Richard Williamson, Catholic bishop whose denial of Holocaust embarrassed Pope Benedict XVI, dies

Jan. 30, 2025 07:43 AM EST

ROME (AP) — Richard Williamson, an ultra-traditionalist Catholic bishop whose denial of the Holocaust created a scandal in 2009 when Pope Benedict XVI rehabilitated him and other members of his breakaway society, has died. He was 84. Williamson suffered a cerebral hemorrhage in his...

Pope welcomes Cuba's prisoner release following talks with Vatican as part of long-standing dialogue

Jan. 19, 2025 10:28 AM EST

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday hailed the release of Cuban prisoners as a “gesture of great hope” that he prayed would be undertaken elsewhere, as he welcomed an agreement the Vatican helped facilitate as part of a three-way dialogue with Washington and Havana that dates back to the Cuban...

Today in History: December 31, Edison demonstrates incandescent lights in Menlo Park

Dec. 31, 2024 00:02 AM EST

Today is Tuesday, Dec. 31, the 366th and final day of 2024. This is New Year’s Eve. Today in history: On Dec. 31, 1879, Thomas Edison first demonstrated his electric incandescent lights for the public by illuminating some 100 bulbs in and around his laboratory in...