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Synod Organizer: 'More Than One Way to Be the Church'

VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Catholics gathered at the continental level say the Catholic Church must be united, not uniform, and embrace its many forms of expression around the world, the Synod Preparatory Commission after a week-long meeting at the Vatican said the members. Archbishop of Perth Timothy Costello said, “I think one of the most important things we’ve realized during these ecclesiastical, continental gatherings is that there really is more than one way to be the church.” Australian Bishops’ Conference. “We are beginning to experience a profound unity that is...
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Los Angeles Dodgers reinstate gay 'nuns' group for Pride Night award

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers announced Monday that a satirical LGBTQ+ group called the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence will be welcomed back to the team’s annual Pride night, close to rescinding its original invitation. One week later. “We have asked the Sisters of Perpetual Indignities to take their positions on the field at our 10th annual LGBTQ+ Pride Night on June 16,” the team said in a statement. “We are pleased to share that they have agreed to receive our collective communities gratitude for decades of tireless...
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Si Jiahui is back to trouble Shaun Murphy in Crucible final-frame upset World Snooker Championship

World number 80 Si Jiahui got the better of Shaun Murphy in a late night thriller at the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield. Si held his composure brilliantly to win a tense deciding frame to pull off the biggest upset of the tournament in the most thrilling match ever. World No. 4 Murphy saw off the 20-year-old Chinese 5-4 after their first session on Wednesday after winning the Players Championship and Tour Championship in the run-up to the Crucible. Si continued his fine form on Thursday evening to extend his...
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A serious arctic fauna is now infested with microplastics

The smaller a particle, the more organisms it can enter. Plastics can break down into such small forms that they enter the individual cells of either algae or zooplankton that eat them. Researchers Can’t Say Yet Whether All That Microplastic Is Doing Harm Melosira arctica, But Excessive laboratory research have found that plastic particles can be toxic to other forms of algae. “In experiments with very high doses of microplastics, smaller microplastics were damaged and entered algal cells, causing stress responses such as chloroplast damage and thus inhibition of photosynthesis,”...
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First Alex Jones, Now Fox News—Connect the Dots, People

And finally, for ideological reasons. There isn’t much of an ideological angle to a comment like this, which is Jones made About a grieving parent the night after the shooting: “You know, after you lose your daughter, they put you on some antidepressant or something, but I thought it took a month for them to kick in. . I mean, it’s like absolute satisfaction, like he’s about to accept an Oscar. But remember that Jones also said: “Why did Hitler blow up the Reichstag—to gain control! Why do governments stage...
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Judge says Mississippi Democrats improperly excluded gubernatorial candidate

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis delivered to your inbox Receive our free Inside Washington email Mississippi could have a Democratic primary for governor in August after a judge ruled Friday that the party improperly excluded a candidate from the ballot. The state Democratic Party immediately filed notice that it would ask the Mississippi Supreme Court to reverse the judge’s ruling on Bob Hickingbottom’s candidacy. “I appreciate the court’s consideration. We hope to obtain a more favorable decision on appeal,” committee attorney...
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Anger flares as Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia move up weight for big fight

Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia had to be physically separated when they came together at Friday afternoon’s weigh-in ahead of their eagerly anticipated fight. Garcia (28-0, 26 KOs), who emerged in a black tank top before stripping to yellow shorts on a clear 84F afternoon, was on the scales first and came in at 135½lbs, a half-pound below the contracted catch-weight. of 136lbs. Davis (23-0, 19 KOs), who entered wearing a black T-shirt and black shorts, tipped the scales at 135lbs before a crowd of several thousand spectators at Toshiba...
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Sherpa guide Kami Rita scales Mount Everest for record 28th time

KATHMANDU, Nepal – Veteran Sherpa guide Kami Rita climbed Mount Everest for the 28th time on Tuesday, breaking his own record less than a week after setting it, as two guides made the most of the world’s highest peak. Compete with each other for the title of climbing higher. Kami Rita, considered one of the greatest mountain guides of all time, reached the 8,849-metre (29,032-foot) summit at 9:20 a.m. local time on Tuesday, according to expedition organizer Seven Summits Treks. His latest ascent came a day after fellow Sherpa guide...
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US accuses Russia's Wagner Group mercenaries of fomenting war in Sudan

The Russian mercenary group Wagner Group has been sending surface-to-air missiles to one side in Sudan’s war, fueling the conflict and destabilizing the region, the Treasury Department said this week in sanctions against a Wagner commander. Announcing said. Experts said Wagner’s role in Sudan is part of a growing presence in Africa aimed at undermining the influence of the US and France and profiting from the African countries’ mining wealth to help finance Russia’s war in Ukraine. . Wagner has been present in Sudan since 2017, providing security services and...
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NAACP files lawsuit after Mississippi increases control of law enforcement in Jackson

The NAACP sued Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves after he signed legislation that allows state officials to have more control over law enforcement in Jackson, including an expansion of the Capitol Police, which killed four people last year. was shot without any public explanation. trialWhich was e-filed Friday evening in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, accused Reeves and other state officials of unfairly segregating Jackson, a predominantly black city battling violent crime and an overburdened court system. charged to. The laws Reeves signed on Friday create...
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