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November 2, 2016

New Guam bishop to take over immediately with full power

The new leader of the Catholic Church in Guam will immediately assume all responsibilities in the archdiocese while its suspended archbishop faces a church trial for allegedly sexually abusing altar boys.

November 2, 2016

New child abuse suits filed against Catholic Church in Guam

The latest on allegations of child sex abuse in Guam's Catholic Church (all times local): 9 a.m.

November 2, 2016

South Korean man rams office: 'I came here to help her die'

South Korean police detained a man who rammed a large excavator into a gate Tuesday near the office where prosecutors questioned a woman at the center of a scandal that threatens the country's president.

November 1, 2016

Pope Francis: Catholic church's ban on women priests may last forever

Pope Francis has ruled out women's ordination, saying the "last word" on the question was delivered by St. John Paul II and that no changes are foreseen.

November 1, 2016

First mass in years held in Iraqi church after ISIS driven out of town

For the first time in years, bells rang out on the roof of the Church of the Immaculate Conception in the Iraqi town of Qaraqosh, which was feed from the Islamic State's grip last week after an intense fight.

November 1, 2016

Sri Lanka cracks down on owners of elephants taken from wild

In Sri Lanka, an elephant in the back yard has long been a sign of wealth, privilege and power.

November 1, 2016

Palestinian lawyer fights for women, one divorce at a time

In a divorce court where a man's testimony is worth twice a woman's, victory for lawyer Reema Shamasneh is rare and often bittersweet.

November 1, 2016

Pope celebrates Swedish Catholics after Luther commemoration

Pope Francis is greeting the crowd at a sports stadium where he is celebrating Mass for Sweden's tiny Catholic community.

November 1, 2016

German woman attacks police with box cutter, IS flags found

German police say a Muslim convert attacked officers with a box cutter while shouting "Allahu akbar" after they were called to her apartment in the western city of Essen.

November 1, 2016

Prosecutors to interview woman at center of SKorean scandal

South Korea is hoping for answers Monday about its biggest scandal in years.