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Pope Leo, still recovering, heads to his beloved Peru for a 12-day trip
Three weeks after lung cancer surgery, Pope Leo XIV is embarking on the longest and farthest trip of his pontificate: a 12-day, three-nation tour of Latin America that carries more personal and historic weight than any of his voyages to date.
Christians are failing America
In the wake of massive Democrat midterm wins, political strategist Tiffany Marie Brannon went on News24 and said, “One very telling demographic was that out of the evangelical church-attending Christians,” “only 17 percent showed up to vote in this election.”
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Federal judge orders Iowa to allow Satanic Temple to hold one-day holiday event in the state Capitol
A federal judge on Monday ordered Iowa state officials to allow a local Satanic Temple organization to hold a holiday event in the rotunda of the state Capitol after years of rejecting their application.
Australia’s highest court hears challenges to social media ban for children
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Dallas’ Highland Park Methodist Church holds first service since split from United Methodist Church
Members of the former Highland Park United Methodist Church in Dallas who voted to leave the United Methodist Church gathered Sunday for their first worship service since the vote.
Mexico bans cellphones in schools, despite opposition from parents worried about violence
Starting Tuesday, Mexican schools will ban cellphones from classrooms as part of a federal government effort to limit children's and teenagers' use of electronic devices, following similar measures taken by over a hundred countries in the last decade.
A parish in Uruguay struggling with violence prepares for Pope Leo XIV’s visit
Lucia Pintos is training to become a teacher in Borro, a Uruguayan neighborhood hit hard by the spread of drug trafficking, where a parish that will welcome Pope Leo XIV in a few days serves as a fragile but much-needed refuge from violence.
Pope Leo tells Villanova and Notre Dame basketball teams he is neutral. Prevost has other ideas
Pope Leo XIV on Saturday told the basketball teams from his alma mater Villanova and fellow Catholic university Notre Dame - in Rome for their season opener - that in matters of sport, the pontiff is neutral.
Pope says ‘most urgent’ challenge facing AI race is need for institutional ethical framework
Pope Leo XIV on Friday told a Vatican gathering of artificial intelligence researchers and experts that the "most urgent" challenge was to identify international institutions that will put ethical principles guiding AI development into practice.
Scholar says ancient account of Jesus may be more credible than thought
A religious scholar says an account of Jesus that is nearly 2,000 years old may be more credible than many believed.
Pope Leo poised to make history by voting in U.S. midterm election
The Chicago-born leader of the Catholic Church has requested a mail ballot for the midterm elections, which would make him the first pope to vote in a U.S. election.
Catholic friars killed over 400 years ago will soon be one step from sainthood
Nearly 430 years after they were killed in a bloody uprising by Native people they came to the New World to baptize, five Spanish missionaries will be elevated to a step away from sainthood during a religious ceremony in Georgia.
College basketball honors pope with Catholic showcase in Rome
Pope Leo XIV has never been shy about weighing in on thorny topics: war and peace, artificial intelligence, the rights of migrants, the causes of poverty. This weekend, he'll be focused on college basketball.
Big 12 fines UCF $100,000 for fan behavior aimed at BYU, Mormon church
The Big 12 Conference has fined UCF $100,000 for fans' derogatory chants aimed at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at last weekend's football game against BYU.
A popemobile exhibition is unveiled at the Vatican, featuring the vehicle popes have used since 1930
The Vatican is opening a celebration of the popemobile, the now-iconic vehicle that for nearly a century has let popes get close to the faithful at home and abroad.
At Maryland university, students use photos to build interfaith understanding
At a table with other University of Maryland students and campus leaders, Keven Guruswamy, a senior psychology major and Seventh-day Adventist, held up a photograph of his collection of Bibles arranged on a shelf.
