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Catholic Church’s Pope Francis faces calls for action over abuse, ‘shame’ in Ireland

  by Joseph Stenson and Catherine Marciano Agence France Presse DUBLIN, Ireland (AFP) -- The Catholic Church's Pope Francis expressed…

6 dead in Bulgarian tourist bus crash: minister

  SOFIA, Bulgaria (AFP) -- Sixteen people died after a tourist bus crashed along a winding road in west Bulgaria…

Abuse scandals loom over pope’s landmark Ireland visit

  by Joseph Stenson in Ireland with Joe Jackson in London Agence France Presse The Catholic Church's Pope Francis faces…

Raging forest fire bears down on German villages

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- A large forest fire raging 50 kilometers (30 miles) southwest of Berlin continued to spread early…

Knifeman kills mother and sister near Paris, IS claims attack

by Katell Prigent / Marie Giffard Agence France Presse TRAPPES, France (AFP) -- A man stabbed his mother and sister…

Litany of Catholic abuse scandals in Ireland

by Joe Jackson Agence France Presse Accusations of wide-ranging abuse in Catholic institutions in Ireland, including but not limited to…

Catholic’s Pope Francis faces ire of thousands of sex abuse victims ahead of Ireland visit

A support organization for Catholic Church's sex abuse victims in Ireland said that as many as one in four adults…

Italian flood death toll rises to 11

ROME, Italy (AFP)--Eleven hikers, up from eight, are now reported to have died in flash floods in Italy's southern Calabria…

Eight hikers die as flash flood hits Italy’s Calabria

ROME, Italy (AFP)--Eight hikers died when a mountain river suddenly flooded in Italy's southern Calabria region, with five people still…

Five children fighting for life after French blaze: firefighters

PARIS, France (AFP) - A fire in a residential building near Paris on Sunday left seven people with serious injuries…

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