Higher Ground
Judge to decide if Penn must produce records in probe of antisemitism at Ivy League school
The federal government's demand for information about the membership of Jewish groups from the University of Pennsylvania in an investigation into whether antisemitism has created a hostile environment for employees landed Tuesday before a federal judge who will decide whether to enforce a subpoena.
Cardinal Sako, head of Chaldean Church in Iraq, retires as war engulfs the region
The patriarch of one of the most important Christian churches in the Middle East retired on Tuesday, setting the stage for new leadership as war engulfs the region.
Pope announces resignation of U.S. bishop accused of embezzling $270K from California parish
The bishop of a small Chaldean Catholic community in the San Diego area has resigned amid charges that he embezzled $270,000 from his parish, Pope Leo XIV announced Tuesday.
‘They will not assimilate’: Jake Lang, target of alleged ISIS bomb attack, slams Muslim immigrants
Jake Lang, a MAGA supporter whose anti-Muslim rally was the target of what authorities say was an ISIS-inspired terror attack in New York City, believes he was spared from harm by God.
At the convent of Leonardo’s ‘Last Supper,’ Dominican friars still live, pray and welcome visitors
The Rev. Paolo Venturelli never gets too close when he visits Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper." The Dominican friar prefers to stand away from the wall where it was painted, on the opposite side of the room once used by members of his order for meals.
EU recovery funds fuel frenzied restorations around Rome, including at famed basilica
Some of the lesser-known treasures at San Pietro in Vincoli basilica in Rome, known for Michelangelo's massive marble statue of Moses, are finally being restored.
