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Children follow the proceedings at a traditional marriage ceremony in the capital Harare, Zimbabwe Saturday, March 6, 2021. Many people across Africa are rethinking big, bountiful weddings amid the economic ravages of COVID-19 and the coronavirus pandemic is forcing change in communities where family can mean a whole clan and weddings are seen as key in cementing relations between communities. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
Africans rethink big, bountiful weddings as pandemic bites

By Rodney Muhumuza And Farai Mutsaka Mar. 14, 2021 05:05 AM EDT

FILE - This Sunday, June 2, 2019, file photo shows Washington D.C. Archbishop Wilton Gregory posed for a portrait following mass at St. Augustine Church in Washington. Pope Francis has named 13 new cardinals, including Washington D.C. Archbishop Wilton Gregory, who would become the first Black U.S. prelate to earn the coveted red cap. In a surprise announcement from his studio window to faithful standing below in St. Peter’s Square, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020, Francis said the churchmen would be elevated to a cardinal’s rank in a ceremony on Nov. 28. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
Pope names 13 new cardinals, including 1st Black US prelate

By Frances D'emilio Oct. 25, 2020 12:33 PM EDT

Illinois' Lake County starting up weddings again, virtually

Jun. 22, 2020 07:26 AM EDT
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — You can’t use the coronavirus pandemic as an excuse not to get married any more — at least not in Lake County. The...

A person wearing a protective face mask roller skates at Central City Fun Park on their opening weekend, in Surrey, B.C., on Sunday, June 7, 2020. Due to COVID-19, the indoor amusement park requires all guests to wear a face mask and has placed strict limits on the number of people permitted inside and time limits on how long they can stay per visit. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
Canada eases border restriction, allows immediate family in

By Rob Gillies Jun. 08, 2020 01:06 PM EDT