Topic: Religion — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-18 03:15 UTC+10:00] [Angola] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Believers slept overnight on mats to hear the address from the pontiff, who has drawn Trump’s ire with his anti-war comments
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[2026-04-18 02:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon — Pope Leo XIV on Friday warned against the use of AI to fan "polarization, conflict, fear and violence" and criticized the "environmental devastation" caused by the extraction of rare earths to fuel the digital boom.
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[2026-04-18 02:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: More than 120,000 people have joined Pope Leo XIV in Cameroon for an open-air Mass, the biggest crowd so far during his 11-day Africa tour.
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[2026-04-18 01:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Police investigating the rape of a woman by several men outside a church in Epsom say they have "not found any evidence" that the offence took place as initially reported.
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[2026-04-18 01:03 UTC+10:00] [Late-night TV roundup] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Late-night hosts reacted to Trump’s plans for a triumphal arch, high gas prices and RFK Jr’s odd interest in roadkill
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[2026-04-18 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Tony Barry and Barrie Cassidy discuss the opposition leader, Angus Taylor’s, new immigration policy and why Tony sees it as a strategy to come second. They also look at Donald Trump’s stoush with the pope, Anthony Albanese’s cautiousness when it comes to taking on gambling advertising and why this years budget will be one of the toughest ever delivered.
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[2026-04-18 00:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Even as Israel was attacking his home country of Lebanon, killing hundreds, and occupying territory within the country’s south, Antoun Sehnaoui was being publicly praised for his support for Israel, and his family’s history of being “Lebanese Christian Zionists”.
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[2026-04-18 00:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Tourists visit the American Studies center courtyard adorned with Ancient Roman statues, in Rome, Thursday, April 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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[2026-04-18 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Pope Leo XIV] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: These days, I’m feeling more aligned with Catholicism than I have since my first communion. I’m not alone in that
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[2026-04-17 23:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced on Friday that it has adopted the position paper of the Bangsamoro Elections Special Task Force (BEST Force), resolving key electoral mechanics issues ahead of the 2026 Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) parliamentary elections set on September 14.
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[2026-04-17 23:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Pope Leo XIV on Friday urged Cameroon’s young people to resist the temptation of corruption and instead work to serve the common good.
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[2026-04-17 22:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Pope Leo XIV has addressed a massive crowd in Cameroon, using one of the biggest stages of his Africa tour to preach a message of justice and nonviolence.
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[2026-04-17 21:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Anwar spoke with Sneako about issues ranging from Malaysia’s multi-religious society and Israel to the ‘very condescending’ American mindset
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[2026-04-17 21:21 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Anwar spoke with Sneako about issues ranging from Malaysia’s multi-religious society and Israel to the ‘very condescending’ American mindset
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[2026-04-17 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Countless protest signs have informed us over the years that “war is not the answer.”
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[2026-04-17 20:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A Florida man allegedly opened fire on his migrant Uber driver, telling him to “go back to his country” during a heated argument over politics and religion.
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[2026-04-17 19:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump’s war of words with Pope Leo XIV appears to have split his own MAGA movement. While a number of prominent Republicans have distanced themselves from the exchange, others have stepped in to reassure him of their continued support.
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[2026-04-17 19:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump’s war of words with Pope Leo XIV appears to have split his own MAGA movement. While a number of prominent Republicans have distanced themselves from the exchange, others have stepped in to reassure him of their continued support.
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[2026-04-17 19:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Preparations are underway in Malabo, the former capital of Equatorial Guinea, to welcome Pope Leo XIV who is due to arrive on Tuesday.
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[2026-04-17 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Christianity] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Trump administration has riled head of Catholic church over use of theology to justify conflict in Iran
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[2026-04-17 17:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: By visiting the north-western city, the pope brought renewed international attention to the conflict in the Anglophone regions, which has persisted since 2017 and deeply divided the country. Roads were crowded with people arriving from across the region, including many displaced by the violence, as he urged unity in faith and warned against a world “ravaged by a handful of tyrants”, condemning the diversion of resources to arms over human development.
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[2026-04-17 17:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine forces killed 10 suspected Muslim militants Friday in the deadliest clash so far this year in the south where troops have been fighting remaining rebels waging a considerably weakened separatist insurgency, officials said.
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[2026-04-17 17:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: In a new poll from YouGov, the Alternative for Germany (AfD0 party jumped to 27 percent, now four points ahead of the rival Christian Democrats (CDU), in a sign that the AfD continues to distance itself as the most popular party in Germany.
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[2026-04-17 16:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, United States — US President Donald Trump said Thursday that Pope Leo XIV can say what he likes about world issues, but needs to understand the realities of a "nasty world."
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[2026-04-17 15:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Pope Leo XIV arrives to celebrate Mass at Bamenda Airport, Cameroon, Thursday, April 16, 2026, on the fourth day of his 11-day pastoral visit to Africa. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
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[2026-04-17 15:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: CCC Cheung Chau Church Kam Kong Primary also becomes first of 15 under-enrolled schools barred from operating subsidised P1 classes from September
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[2026-04-17 15:38 UTC+10:00] [Cheung Chau] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: CCC Cheung Chau Church Kam Kong Primary also becomes first of 15 under-enrolled schools barred from operating subsidised P1 classes from September
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[2026-04-17 14:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Pope Leo XVI during a visit to Cameroon has slammed world leaders for manipulating religion for war.
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[2026-04-17 11:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump’s true religion is “Israelism” rather than Christianity, conservative journalist and podcaster Tucker Carlson has claimed, criticizing the president’s Middle East policies.
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[2026-04-17 11:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Pope Leo XIV on Thursday issued what may be his most explicit condemnation yet of the Trump administration's use of biblical invocations to justify the US-Israeli war on Iran, as tensions between the Vatican and the White House ramp up.
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[2026-04-17 10:41 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Bamenda, Cameroon: Pope Leo blasted leaders who spend billions of dollars on wars and said the world was “being ravaged by a handful of tyrants” in unusually forceful remarks made just days after US President Donald Trump attacked him on social media.
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[2026-04-17 09:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Who ever could have guessed that the election of the first American Pope would cause political problems at home?
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[2026-04-17 08:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Houston Astros first baseman Christian Walker stretches as he takes his position while clouds roll in over Coors Field in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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[2026-04-17 08:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BAMENDA, Cameroon — Pope Leo XIV on Thursday criticized the "tyrants" ransacking the world, on a high-security visit to a "bloodstained" region of Cameroon, as his war of words with US President Donald Trump continued.
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[2026-04-17 07:15 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Donald Trump has repeatedly criticised the religious leader, who has emerged as an outspoken critic of the US-Israeli war on Iran in recent weeks. Source: Getty
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[2026-04-17 07:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S. Vice President JD Vance, center, walks up a flight of stairs to meet with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Islamabad, for talks about Iran. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, pool, File)
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[2026-04-17 06:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Pope Leo XIV on Thursday issued what may be his most explicit condemnation yet of the Trump administration's use of biblical invocations to justify the US-Israeli war on Iran, as tensions between the Vatican and the White House ramp up.
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[2026-04-17 06:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Pope Leo XIV on Thursday issued what may be his most explicit condemnation yet of the Trump administration's use of biblical invocations to justify the US-Israeli war on Iran, as tensions between the Vatican and the White House ramp up.
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[2026-04-17 05:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A financial advisor and baker allegedly ran an elaborate scam to steal more than $3.8 million in donations to the historic Swedish Church of New York — to pay for his own bills and groceries, and launch a failed business venture.
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[2026-04-17 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A group of monks participating in the ‘Walk for Peace’ departed from DFW International Airport, US, bound for Sri Lanka on Wednesday. They have travelled ahead to begin preparations for the upcoming event. The internationally recognised “Walk for Peace” in Sri Lanka is scheduled from April 21 to April 28 is a seven-day pilgrimage promoting unity and compassion covering many cities.
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[2026-04-17 05:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Attacks on Muslim-American individuals and institutions are at a 15-month high under the Trump administration, the Muslim Public Affairs Committee (Mpac) revealed on Thursday.
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[2026-04-17 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A West Australian council has inadvertently offered its “tacit” endorsement of a Pentecostal Christian organisation which claims to use faith to heal conditions ranging from asthma to deafness by allowing it to host a three-day festival on public land, according to a resident and former member of parliament.
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[2026-04-17 02:56 UTC+10:00] [Religion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Pope Leo XIV warned “the world is being ravaged by a handful of tyrants” on Thursday, escalating his war of words with U.S. President Donald Trump.
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[2026-04-17 01:32 UTC+10:00] [Late-night TV roundup] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Late night hosts discussed Trump’s AI images, the closure of 7-Eleven stores and JD Vance’s advice to the Pope
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[2026-04-17 01:02 UTC+10:00] [Sarah Mullally] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Sarah Mullally urges Anglicans to join Leo’s ‘courageous’ call and says human cost of war is incalculable
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[2026-04-17 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Pope Leo XIV] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: It’s a relief to see the pontiff decrying brutality, because it seems most current world leaders lack the necessary spine
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[2026-04-17 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Last week’s all-new episode of Outlander ended with one of the final season’s main antagonists, Captain Charles Cunningham (Kieran Bew), leaving the ridge a paraplegic. Jamie (Sam Heughan) had luckily softened his heart and allowed Cunningham’s fellow schemers to stay on Fraser’s Ridge, provided that their family’s contracts were handled exclusively by the women.
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[2026-04-17 00:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Pope Leo XIV in Bamenda, Cameroon. (REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane)
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[2026-04-17 00:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: BAMENDA, Cameroon — Pope Leo blasted leaders who spend billions on wars and said the world was “being ravaged by a handful of tyrants,” in unusually forceful remarks in Cameroon on Thursday after US President Trump attacked him again on social media.
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[2026-04-17 00:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Pope Leo XVI has said the world is being "ravaged by a handful of tyrants" during a visit to Cameroon. Speaking at a church in the country, the Catholic leader said the world's leaders "turn a blind eye to the fact that billions of dollars are spent on killing and devastation, yet the resources needed for healing, education and restoration are nowhere to be found".
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