Ramping up criticism of Israel, Pope Francis calls situation in Gaza ‘shameful’

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  Quaker group pulls NYT ad over paper’s refusal to let it call Israel’s Gaza bombing ‘genocide’

  Organization said paper’s refusal ‘outrageous attempt to sidestep the truth’, choosing ‘silence over accountability’. The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), a Quaker organization that ...
  
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  MPs call for greater criticism of Israel’s policies over Gaza – UK politics live

  Palestinians trapped in a ‘doom loop of hell’, MPs told. At the end of last week Robert Jenrick , the shadow justice secretary and runner-up in last year’s Tory leadership contest, said the child ...
  
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  Donald Trump Jr. to visit Greenland as president-elect ramps up calls for acquiring the territory

  Donald Trump confirmed that his eldest son will visit Greenland amid increased calls by the president-elect that the U.S. should control the autonomous territory owned by Denmark.
  
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  Pope Francis should brace for a new dynamic in the US Catholic Church

  With the second coming of Donald Trump, things will be different.
  
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  Pope Francis has named the first woman to head a major Vatican office

  Pope Francis has named the first woman to head a major Vatican office
  
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  Pope Francis names the first woman to head a major Vatican office

  Pope Francis named the first woman to head a major Vatican office. Sister Simona Brambilla will be responsible for all the Catholic Church’s religious orders.
  
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  Pope wraps up Christmas season by calling for welcoming culture in communities

  Pope Francis is wrapping up a busy Christmas season
  
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• Israel ramps up strikes across Middle East

  The war in Gaza shows no signs of slowing down in 2025. Israel turned up the pressure in one of the deadliest weeks of fighting, with nearly 150 people killed. Holly Williams has the latest ...
  
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