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Pope Francis washes feet of 12 women prisoners on Holy Thursday
VATICAN CITY, Holy See — Pope Francis, who often pleads for compassion to prisoners, washed the feet of 12 incarcerated women in Rome on Thursday in a rite marking Holy Thursday before Easter.
Gaza war kills more children than in four years of worldwide conflict — UNRWA
GENEVA, Switzerland — More children have been reported killed in the war raging in Gaza than in four years of conflict around the world, the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees said Tuesday.
EU says Gaza to get aid by sea as airdrop ends in deaths
PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES — An international effort gathered pace on Friday to get desperately needed humanitarian relief into Gaza by sea, in the latest bid to counter overland access restrictions blamed on Israel as it battles Hamas militants.
New Senate bill creates refugee protection board
MANILA, Philippines — A new bill filed at the Senate seeks to create a refugee and stateless persons protection board under the Department of Justice that will institutionalize the country's protection mechanisms for refugees or stateless persons.
Press Release - Robin Bill Strengthens Protection for Refugees, Stateless Persons
Sen. Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla has filed a bill strengthening the Philippine government's protection for refugees and stateless persons, especially those displaced by armed conflict, violence, persecution and insecurity.
Visual analysis: Gaza's last refuge becomes Israel's next target
Israel's four-month military campaign in the besieged Gaza Strip has trapped more than half of the enclave's population in a sliver of land between the Israeli ground offensive, the Mediterranean and the sealed border with Egypt.
UN chief calls UNRWA 'backbone' of Gaza humanitarian aid
UNITED NATIONS, United States — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called his organization's Palestinian refugee agency the "backbone" of Gaza aid on Wednesday after several countries suspended funding over Israeli claims 12 UNRWA staffers participated in Hamas' October 7 attacks.