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5 days ago | 
opb.org | Sarah Ventre
Pope Leo XIV delivers his blessing from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica for his first Sunday blessing after his election, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, May 11, 2025. Pope Leo XIV called for a ceasefire in Gaza and an end to the war in Ukraine on Sunday, in his first Sunday noon blessing as pontiff since his election. He spoke from the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica. “I am deeply pained by what is happening,” said Leo, referring to the war in Gaza.
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2 weeks ago | 
southcarolinapublicradio.org | Sarah Ventre
The decision was made at the Fifth General Congregation, held on Monday morning in the Vatican's Synod Hall. The conclave will take place in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel, which will remain closed to visitors during those days.
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2 weeks ago | 
wbhm.org | Sarah Ventre
The decision was made at the Fifth General Congregation, held on Monday morning in the Vatican’s Synod Hall. The conclave will take place in the Vatican’s…
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2 weeks ago | 
nhpr.org | Sarah Ventre
The decision was made at the Fifth General Congregation, held on Monday morning in the Vatican's Synod Hall. The conclave will take place in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel, which will remain closed to visitors during those days.
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2 weeks ago | 
npr.org | Sarah Ventre
The decision was made at the Fifth General Congregation, held on Monday morning in the Vatican's Synod Hall. The conclave will take place in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel, which will remain closed to visitors during those days.
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2 weeks ago | 
opb.org | Sarah Ventre
Cardinals mourn Pope Francis in Rome over the weekend. Vatican Pool WO/Getty ImagesThe conclave to elect the next pope will commence on May 7, according to the Vatican. The decision was made at the Fifth General Congregation, held on Monday morning in the Vatican’s Synod Hall. The conclave will take place in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel, which will remain completely sealed off until the election is complete.
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4 weeks ago | 
mprnews.org | Sarah Ventre
Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old accused of killing United Healthcare CEO and Minnesotan Brian Thompson, was indicted on Thursday by a grand jury in Manhattan federal court. The charges include two counts of stalking, one firearms offense and murder through use of a firearm — which, if Mangione is found guilty, could make him eligible for the death penalty.
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1 month ago | 
wbur.org | Sarah Ventre
New York exhibit takes visitors inside where Anne Frank livedFor the first time ever, a recreation of the annex where Anne Frank and her family hid from Nazis is available outside of Amsterdam. Visitors to the exhibit in New York said its themes had strong reverberations in today’s political climate. NPR’s Sarah Ventre reports. This segment airs on March 27, 2025. Audio will be available after the broadcast.
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1 month ago | 
kpbs.org | Sarah Ventre
NEW YORK — The rooms are small and cramped, but they're full of the details that would make a house into a home: colorful rugs, neatly made beds, a board game on the table and even pictures of the British royal family on the wall. But this isn't exactly a home — it's a re-creation of the annex where Anne Frank and her family hid from Nazis for more than two years.
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1 month ago | 
ncronline.org | Patrick Davis |Anna King |Sarah Ventre
The Rev. Jim Rigby has one question on his mind these days: What's the plan if immigration officers knock on his church's doors? "That's what I'm feverishly trying to figure out — I'm trying to talk to lawyers," said Rigby, a pastor of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Austin, Texas. Since 2016, St. Andrew's has sheltered Hilda Ramirez and her son Iván, who say they fled Guatemala to escape domestic violence. They reached the U.S. in 2014, when Hilda applied for asylum, but was denied.
