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Texas Democrats vow to soften abortion restrictions after midterm wins
Texas Democrats are vowing to ease some of the nation’s strictest abortion restrictions after they take over most statewide offices in January for the first time in decades.
Ohio mother pregnant again after she, husband charged with leaving their 16 children in squalor
Elizabeth Siders, the Ohio mother at the center of a case in which her 16 children were found in squalor, is pregnant again, her attorney said Monday.
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Pope Leo gets down to business in Peru after emotional, 3 million-strong homecoming
After his emotional homecoming, Pope Leo XIV got down to work Thursday giving marching orders to the country's Catholic bishops as they face a myriad of pressures, from poverty and injustices in their flocks to the clergy sexual abuse scandal in their own ranks.
The pope ends an emotional Argentina visit with a plea for unity and reconciliation
Pope Leo XIV closed an emotional and politically charged visit to Argentina on Wednesday with an appeal for unity and reconciliation, as he offered a parting message of hope to the polarized homeland of his predecessor.
Pope urges Argentines to follow model of saints during Mass in the ‘land of saints’
Pope Leo XIV urged Argentines on Tuesday to follow the holy example of the country's best-known saints as he drew an estimated 650,000 people to the central city of Cordoba for Mass, a day after an estimated 2.5 million turned out in the capital.
Pope visits care home in Argentina for people with disabilities to press economic message
Pope Leo XIV renewed his call Monday for Argentina to protect its weakest and most vulnerable people as he visited a home for people with disabilities in a symbolically powerful rebuke of President Javier Milei's austerity measures.
What is Diwali, the Festival of Lights, and how is it celebrated?
Diwali is the most important festival of the year in India, particularly for Hindus, and widely marked by prayers, family gatherings and the lighting of fireworks.
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."
Pope Leo meets with Bob Dylan at the Vatican
Pope Leo met with folk and rock legend Bob Dylan at the Vatican while the latter is currently on tour in Italy.
Ban Google’s AI in your school? You’ll lose Google search, too, the company says
Google announced that by early next year, it will turn off artificial intelligence tools in schools with K-12 students at a school's request, and schools that eschew AI entirely will lose access to Google search.
Supreme Court poised to favor Catholic schools in clash over gay, religious rights
The Supreme Court waded back into the realm of religious liberty Tuesday as the justices heard a case testing whether states can ban Catholic schools from a universal preschool program because those schools exclude families that do not adhere to the church's teachings on homosexuality.
Case over state funding for Catholic preschools in Colorado comes before the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday in a case brought by Catholic preschools that say it's unconstitutional to exclude them from a state-funded program over their admissions policy for LGBTQ+ families, the latest religious-rights case before the conservative-majority court.
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
Australia's highest court on Tuesday began hearing constitutional challenges to the nation's world-first legislation banning children younger than 16 from popular social media platforms.
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.
