Topic: Religion — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-13 11:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Trump slammed Pope Leo XIV for being “weak on crime,” and “terrible for foreign policy” in a lengthy Truth Social post Sunday night.
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[2026-04-13 11:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump on Sunday bashed Pope Leo XIV over the U.S.-born pontiff's criticism of the U.S. war in Iran.
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[2026-04-13 11:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump speaks with reporters at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Sunday, April 12, 2026, after he returned from Miami. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-04-13 10:00 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Pope Leo has emerged as a critic of the US-Israeli war on Iran and an advocate for peace in the Middle East. Source: PA / Vatican Media
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[2026-04-13 09:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Pope Leo XIV wants to "turn the world's attention to Africa", according to a senior Vatican official, as he embarks on a significant tour of the continent addressing themes of peace, migration and dialogue between religions.
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[2026-04-13 08:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: A South Australian church has marked 150 years with a performance of handwritten sheet music discovered in an old chest.
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[2026-04-13 06:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Milwaukee Brewers’ Christian Yelich watches his double during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals, Sunday, April 5, 2026, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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[2026-04-13 05:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A rocket fired by Hezbollah toward northern Israel on Friday struck the remains of a Byzantine-era church in Nahariya, damaging its modern, protective structure, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) told The Jerusalem Post.
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[2026-04-13 03:48 UTC+10:00] [Surrey] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Victim in her 20s was attacked after leaving Labyrinth Epsom nightclub between 2am and 4am on Saturday
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[2026-04-13 03:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Christian Romero left the field in tears with 20 minutes remaining at Sunderland
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[2026-04-13 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-04-13 01:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Speaking after his noon prayer on 12 April 2026 at the Vatican, the pontiff said he felt “closer than ever” to the people of Lebanon. He stressed that the principle of humanity obliges all sides to shield civilian populations from the effects of war, as Israeli strikes persist in southern regions.
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[2026-04-13 00:10 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: View image in fullscreenChios, GreeceHandmade rockets light up the night sky as two rival church congregations engage in a traditional ‘rocket war’ to celebrate EasterPhotograph: Anadolu/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenAmsterdam, The NetherlandsChildren’s shoes are placed in Dam Square as a memorial protest for child victims in GazaPhotograph: ANP/ShutterstockShareView image in fullscreenNew York, USNew York police department officers on patrol during the 2026 Tartan Parade, which highlights Scottish heritage, culture and traditionsPhotograph: Charly Triballeau/AFP/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenBudapest, HungaryHungarian prime minister
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[2026-04-12 21:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A woman has been raped by several men outside a church after leaving a nightclub in Surrey, police have said.
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[2026-04-12 21:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: VATICAN CITY, Holy See — Pope Leo XIV expressed his closeness to the people of Lebanon on Sunday, saying there was a "moral obligation" to protect them while calling on warring parties to seek peace.
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[2026-04-12 19:30 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
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[2026-04-12 17:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: “Monty Python” actor John Cleese warned this week that the world has failed to live up to the ideal of saying “Black lives matter” when it ignores anti-Christian terrorism in Nigeria.
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[2026-04-12 15:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: By law, Israeli courts are supposed to close on Shabbat – the Jewish day of rest. Yet last Shabbat, the High Court of Justice heard a petition challenging the cap on the number of participants allowed at a Tel Aviv demonstration.
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[2026-04-12 13:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The pontiff urged prayer and peace talks, rejecting religious justifications for violence
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[2026-04-12 13:25 UTC+10:00] [Pakistan] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The pontiff urged prayer and peace talks, rejecting religious justifications for violence
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[2026-04-12 12:18 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: VATICAN CITY (AFP) -- Pope Leo lashed out against warmongers on Saturday while calling on billions of people around the globe to embrace peace and "believe once again in love, moderation and good politics."
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[2026-04-12 12:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck (37) is scored on as Philadelphia Flyers’ Christian Dvorak (22) looks on during second period NHL action in Winnipeg, Saturday, April 11, 2026. (John Woods/The Canadian Press via AP)
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[2026-04-12 08:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Holy Fire ceremony was marked on Saturday in the Old City of Jerusalem as approximately 10,000 Christian worshipers from around the world gathered to participate in the annual tradition.
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[2026-04-12 07:41 UTC+10:00] [Pope Leo XIV] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Leo’s comments did not directly mention war in Iran but read as his strongest condemnation of the conflict yet
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[2026-04-12 06:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Pope Leo XIV again condemned the US-Israel war on Iran which he said is spurred by the “delusion of omnipotence” from world leaders in an evening prayer service in Saint Peter’s Basilica.
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[2026-04-12 05:00 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The Plymouth Brethren Christian Church is a $22 billion cult using a bogus claim over a cartoon kookaburra to silence a child sex abuse victim, according to a legal document filed in a United States court.
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[2026-04-12 04:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ROME — In his strongest words yet, Pope Leo XIV on Saturday denounced the “delusion of omnipotence” that is fueling the US-Israel war in Iran and demanded political leaders stop and negotiate peace.
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[2026-04-12 03:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: ROME (AP) — In his strongest words yet, Pope Leo XIV on Saturday denounced the “delusion of omnipotence” that is fueling the U.S.-Israel war in Iran and demanded political leaders stop and negotiate peace.
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[2026-04-12 01:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines—Caritas Philippines urged the Church to “choose a simpler way of life” and reassess its use of resources, emphasizing that austerity should serve as both a moral and prophetic response to the crisis
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[2026-04-11 23:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: En esta imagen de un video proporcionado por Just Like Me en abril de 2026, el cofundador e inversor de la compañía, Jeff Tinsley, abajo a la derecha, interactúa con una representación de Jesús generada por inteligencia artificial. (Just Like Me vía AP)
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[2026-04-11 20:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Orthodox Christian worshippers gather at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on the day of the Holy Fire ceremony, in Jerusalem's Old City, April 11, 2026. REUTERS / Mustafa Abu GaneyehInfoOrthodox Christian worshippers gather at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on the day of the Holy Fire ceremony, in Jerusalem's Old City, April 11, 2026.
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[2026-04-11 18:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: On Wednesday, as the proposed two-week halt to the war on Iran was being announced, Sudan’s army-led government issued a statement condemning Iranian strikes on energy infrastructure in Saudi Arabia’s Jubail industrial city.
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[2026-04-11 16:44 UTC+10:00] [Islamophobia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Religious and community leaders are urging the Australian government to take a harder stance on Israel as it continues to bombard Lebanon
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[2026-04-11 15:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A prominent church in Dubai will reopen from Saturday but worshippers will have to register to attend major weekend masses.
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[2026-04-11 14:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: VATICAN CITY, Holy See — Leo XIV will become the first pope to visit Algeria on Monday, taking a message of dialogue with Islam on a trip that also represents a personal pilgrimage for the American pontiff.
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[2026-04-11 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Washington's attack on Iran alongside Israel has come under repeat condemnation from the Vatican, leaving US relations very strained. What hasn't helped things are widespread allegations that US officials berated the Vatican's top diplomat in Washington.
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[2026-04-11 10:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Disturbing video shows the moment a suspected arsonist torched a True Religion jeans store in a SoCal shopping mall, as part of a series of fires set in the popular shopping destination.
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[2026-04-11 10:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: It's a Sunday morning in the rural Gippsland town of Briagolong, three hours east of Melbourne, and Reverend David Perryman, equipped with a file of readings, sheet music and a guitar, prepares a dash of Holy Communion wine and a single wafer biscuit.
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[2026-04-11 07:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Houston Astros starting pitcher Cristian Javier works against the Colorado Rockies in the first inning of a baseball game Wednesday, April 8, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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[2026-04-11 07:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Glenda Davis and daughter-in-law Amanda Davis, and Clark Stone, are holding hope the 130-year-old former Jamisontown Church can be repurposed instead of bulldozed. (ABC News: Timothy Ailwood)
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[2026-04-11 06:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El papa León XIV saluda a su llegada a su audiencia semanal en la Plaza de San Pedro, el miércoles 8 de abril de 2026, en el Vaticano. (AP Foto/Gregorio Borgia)
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[2026-04-11 05:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: An Ethiopian Orthodox Christian worshipper takes part in prayers during Good Friday in Addis Ababa, Friday, April 10, 2026. (AP Photo)
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[2026-04-11 04:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Pope Leo XIV arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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[2026-04-11 04:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Pope Leo XIV blesses faithful as he starts his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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[2026-04-11 02:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: In a series of posts on X on Friday, Pope Leo XIV condemned the spread of “absurd and inhuman violence” through “sacred places of the Christian East”, ahead of the ceasefire talks between the US and Iran in Pakistan.
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[2026-04-11 02:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The meeting took place in the Pope’s private study, where Macron, later joined by Brigitte Macron and a French delegation, presented symbolic gifts including a signed national basketball jersey and a book on the reconstruction of Notre‑Dame Cathedral after the 2019 fire. The visit follows recent remarks by Pope Leo XIV criticising threats against Iran and warning that attacks on civilian infrastructure breach international law.
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[2026-04-11 01:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A medical tribunal in the UK has suspended a doctor for making “deplorable” Islamophobic comments against a Muslim colleague who posted a petition criticising the British government’s support for Israel.
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[2026-04-11 00:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Philadelphia Flyers fans took a unique approach to support their team by gifting Pope Leo XIV a customized Flyers jersey during a family trip to Italy. The Flyers then started a winning streak, which some fans attribute to divine intervention. (AP Video: Tassanee Vejpognsa)
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[2026-04-11 00:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The founder of one of Africa’s largest independent churches, Simon Kimbangu, spent 30 years in prison and died in detention, exiled far from his home by Belgian colonial authorities who saw his movement as a threat.
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[2026-04-10 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Pete Hegseth] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The bible-thumping US defense secretary is overseeing another strategic disaster in the Middle East. Is this a war or a crusade?
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