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Israeli airstrikes on homes in central Gaza killed at least 12 people including children, Palestinian hospital workers said Wednesday, including two young brothers whose bodies arrived in pieces.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) 鈥� A 180-year-old private Christian university in South Carolina is closing at the end of the semester after failing to raise $6 million to keep its doors open.

SAHNAYA, Syria (AP) 鈥� Israel said Wednesday that it carried out an attack in Syria on a group targeting members of a minority sect as a new round of clashes left at least 11 people dead, most of them members of the country鈥檚 security forces.

VATICAN CITY (AP) 鈥� Catholic cardinals acknowledged Wednesday the definitive word is still out about the Vatican trial that convicted Cardinal Angelo Becciu of financial crimes, in the latest twist to a drama that has dominated conversations leading

VATICAN CITY (AP) 鈥� A coalition of survivors of clergy sexual abuse demanded Wednesday that cardinals entering the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis pick a pope who will adopt a universal zero-tolerance policy for abuse and himself has a

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VATICAN CITY (AP) 鈥� Vatican post offices and selected collectors鈥� shops this week started selling special stamps marking the period between Pope Francis' death and the election of his successor.

Israel released a Palestinian medic who has been held prisoner since soldiers killed 15 of his colleagues last month and buried them in a mass grave in southern Gaza. He's one of 10 detainees released back to the Gaza Strip on Tuesday.

What is a conclave? VATICAN CITY (AP) 鈥� A conclave is the centuries-old election of a pope that derives its name from the Italian 鈥渃on clave鈥� (with a key) to underscore that cardinals are sequestered until they find a winner.

VATICAN CITY (AP) 鈥� Cardinal Angelo Becciu, once a powerful Vatican official, has formally withdrawn from participating in the conclave to elect a new pope.