Young nuns: Two diverse paths to a rare life of faith

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Less than 1% of Catholic nuns in the United States today are 30 or younger. Seyram Adzokpa and Zoey Stapleton are two of the young women who have made the rare decision to join a religious community and begin the long process to become nuns. Here are their stories. ...

Today in History: December 13, Saddam Hussein captured in Iraq

Today is Friday, Dec. 13, the 348th day of 2024. There are 18 days left in the year. Today in history: On Dec. 13, 2003, Saddam Hussein was captured by U.S. forces while hiding in a hole under a farmhouse in Adwar, Iraq, near his hometown of Tikrit. Also...

Ghana's ex-leader is declared the presidential election winner and pledges 'reset' in a bad economy

ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Ghana’s former leader John Dramani Mahama was declared the winner of the presidential election on Monday and pledged a “a life of limitless opportunity” for citizens after voters vented their anger over the country’s worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation. ...

Ghana’s ex-leader Mahama officially declared winner of presidential election, making a comeback against the ruling party

Ghana's ex-President John Mahama is set to return after rival concedes election

ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Ghana’s former President John Dramani Mahama is set to return to office in the West African nation’s presidential election after the ruling party candidate, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, on Sunday conceded defeat and voters vented anger at the government’s handling of...

Ghana’s ruling party candidate concedes to his opposition rival in the presidential election

Polls close in Ghana's general election in the shadow of the worst economic crisis in a generation

ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Voting closed Saturday evening in most polling centers throughout Ghana, bringing to an end the presidential and legislative elections poised to be a litmus test for democracy in a region shaken by extremist violence and coups. The capital, Accra, was almost a...

Polls open in presidential and legislative elections in Ghana amid the worst economic crisis in a generation

Ghanaians go to the polls with the backdrop of the worst economic crisis in a generation

ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Voters in the west African nation of Ghana will cast their ballots Saturday in a general election poised to be a litmus test for democracy in a region shaken by extremist violence and coups. Some 18.7 million people are registered to vote in presidential and...

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