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Pope Benedict XVI dies in Vatican City hours before New Year's Eve

Benedict XVI, who was 95 at the time of his death was the first pontiff in 600 years to abdicate the papacy. He passed away at 9:34 a.m. Rome time in the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery of Vatican City, where he lived in the decade after he stepped down in 2013, according to the Vatican.

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Spanish language, cultural center opened Los Angeles branch with visit from Spain's Queen Letizia

The Cervantes Institute, sponsored by the Spanish government, opened its sixth U.S. location this month in Los Angeles with an honored visit from Spain’s Queen and renowned newscaster, Letizia Ortíz

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Former Pope Benedict XVI is 'very sick,' Pope Francis says

The Pope urged Church members to keep Benedict, 95, in their thoughts a day after Benedict’s health suddenly deteriorated

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Biden arrives in U.S. Virgin Islands to celebrate New Year's Eve

This week’s visit to the Caribbean will be his first time returning to the U.S. Virgin Islands as president

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Pope Francis warns of an ‘elegant demon’ among Vatican staff 

During his annual Christmas greeting to the Roman Curia, the pope reminded cardinals, bishops, and priests who work in the Holy See that they are vulnerable to evil

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American priest, anti-abortion crusader who supported Trump defrocked by Vatican

American bishops received a letter from Vatican ambassador to the U.S., Archbishop Christophe Pierre on Sunday, reporting a Nov. 9 ruling against Frank Pavone, who runs an anti-abortion organization called Priests for Life

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Pope Francis calls Virgin Mary a symbol of hope for refugees seeking asylum in the United States

The Latin American pope made a direct reference to illegal immigration by adding that, “She’s there, in the middle of the caravans that, seeking freedom and well-being, head north.”

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Hispanic media covering Elon Musk negatively, silent about Twitter Files and free speech issues

America’s Spanish-language media networks have largely ignored covering core free speech issues such as the censorship and instead focused on stories that portray Elon Musk’s Twitter purchase in a negative light

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New York Times slammed by Cuban activists and journalists after blaming U.S. embargo for mass exodus

"Cubans who claim that they are leaving the country for economic reasons do not dare to recognize what the real problem is, and they are the greatest example of the terror with which this country lives. Communism is the cause," said the poet and activist Ariel Maceo

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Half of the world's democracies are in decline, says report 

Out of the 173 countries covered by the 64-page report, 104 were classified as democracies and 52 of those were in decline