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Anti-Defamation League says anger at Israel is now the driving force behind antisemitism in the US
The Anti-Defamation League says the number of antisemitic incidents in the United States reached a record high last year and ...
Pope Francis saw environmental and climate issues as moral concerns
Few moments in Pope Francis’ papacy better exemplify his understanding of climate change and the need to address it than the ...
Pope Francis’ conservative critics had a unique way to oppose him: a retired pontiff
As Amazonian bishops gathered at the Vatican on Oct. 21, 2019, a man entered a nearby church after dawn and stole three ...
From ‘conclave’ to ‘white smoke,’ a glossary of terms used in a papal transition
A change in popes — through death or resignation — is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the ...
Israeli strikes kill 14 in Gaza and destroy heavy equipment needed to clear rubble
Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip killed at least 14 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and destroyed bulldozers and other heavy equipment that had been ...
A sequoia forest in Detroit? Plantings to improve air quality and mark Earth Day
Arborists are turning vacant land on Detroit’s eastside into a small urban forest, not of elms, oaks and red maples ...
An Irish-born American cardinal is entrusted as the ‘camerlengo,’ running the Holy See between popes
Cardinal Kevin Farrell remembers the day Pope Francis asked him to be the camerlengo, the Vatican official who runs the Holy ...
Australians start voting in general elections as pope’s death overshadows campaigning
Australians began voting Tuesday at general elections as campaigning was overshadowed by the death of Pope Francis. Polling ...
Some GOP states are targeting driver’s licenses issued to immigrants illegally in the US
As drivers on U.S. highways cross from one state to another, they often are greeted by a large “Welcome to ….” sign. But not ...
Defending migrants was a priority for Pope Francis from the earliest days of his papacy
Advocating for migrants was one of Pope Francis’ top priorities. His papacy saw a refugee crisis in the Mediterranean, skyrocketing numbers of migrants in the Americas, and declining public ...
As controversies pile up, Trump allies increasingly turn on one another
The infighting and backstabbing that plagued President Donald Trump’s first term have returned as a threat to his second, with deepening fissures over trade, national security ...
Earth Day drift: Clouds, sun and a sneak peek of summer!
Good Tuesday morning! Waking up to more cloud cover on this Earth Day with temperatures on the mild side with readings in the mid to low 60s. Expect the day ahead to ...