Reuters
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Vatican meeting ends with call for greater role for women in Church
A major meeting of Catholic bishops ended on Saturday with a call for women to play a greater role in Church decision-making.
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Mexico offers ID papers and jobs in bid to halt migrant train on journey to US
Mexico on Friday offered temporary identification papers and jobs to migrants who register for asylum in the country, stepping up efforts to halt the advance of a U.S.-bound Central American caravan that has angered Washington.
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Florida man arrested in probe of bombs mailed to Trump critics
FBI agents arrested a 56-year-old man in Florida on Friday suspected of sending more than a dozen parcel bombs to high-profile critics of US President Donald Trump.
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FBI focuses on Florida in hunt for sender of package bombs
Federal authorities investigating the pipe bombs sent to prominent Democrats and critics of US President Donald Trump are focusing on Florida, where they believe at least some of 10 packages originated.
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District of Columbia prosecutors open civil probe of Catholic archdiocese
At least 13 states and the District of Columbia are conducting civil or criminal investigations into allegations of sexual misconduct or cover-up in the Catholic Church
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Museum of the Bible says five 'Dead Sea Scrolls' fragments are fakes
The Museum of the Bible in Washington on Monday said five of its artefacts thought to be part of the Dead Sea Scrolls were fake and would not be displayed any more.
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Trump says transgender policy seeks to 'protect the country'
Asked about a campaign promise to protect the LGBT community, Trump said: 'I'm protecting everybody. I want to protect our country.'
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Saudi Arabia calls Khashoggi killing 'grave mistake'
Saudi Arabia on Sunday called the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at its Istanbul consulate a 'huge and grave mistake'.
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Hundreds of thousands take to streets in London demanding second Brexit vote
Hundreds of thousands of supporters of the European Union marched through London on Saturday in the biggest demonstration so far to demand that the British government holds a public vote on the terms of Brexit.
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Pope gets invitation to North Korea, indicates will consider it
South Korean President Moon Jae-in relayed the invitation from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to the pope verbally during a 35-minute meeting in the Vatican.
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In rare campaign for Cuba, churches advocate against gay marriage
Cuban evangelical churches are collecting signatures to petition against a proposed constitutional amendment that would open the door to gay marriage.
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Russian Orthodox Church breaks with Constantinople in row over Ukraine
The Russian Orthodox Church said on Monday it had decided to sever all relations with the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.