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Pope in Cameroon’s separatist west blasts the ‘tyrants’ ravaging Earth with war and exploitation
Pope Leo XIV blasted the "handful of tyrants" who are ravaging Earth with war and exploitation, as he preached a message of peace Thursday in the epicenter of a separatist conflict considered one of the world's most neglected crises.
Pope Leo XIV and Trump clash as Catholic faith pushes back against culture and government power
It has been a good week or so for Roman Catholicism.
The pope, three cardinals and the Iran war
Pope Leo and three cardinals of the Catholic Church who appeared Sunday on "60 Minutes" agree. It appears war is hell only when it is engaged in by the United States and for the best of reasons.
Pope demands the ‘chains of corruption’ be broken as he arrives in Cameroon
Pope Leo XIV arrived Wednesday in Cameroon and delivered a masterclass on wielding authority legitimately to its 93-year-old president, Paul Biya, who consolidated his four-decade grip on power with a contested election last year that gave him an eighth term in office.
Cameroon hopes the pope’s visit brings healing after nearly a decade of conflict
Caro Bih says she was once kidnapped, chained and held for ransom by the separatist fighters who have clashed for years with government soldiers in parts of Cameroon. Several relatives have been killed, jailed or abducted. Her family home was razed.
Turning Point USA’s high school push in GOP states meets free speech and religion concerns
In recent months, the Republican administrations of Nebraska, Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Montana, Florida, Tennessee and Indiana have each announced partnerships with Turning Point USA to promote school chapters, called Club America, in every high school in those states.
Biden-era prosecutors fired as report finds Biden DOJ weaponized law against pro-lifers
The Justice Department dismissed four prosecutors ahead of the release of an explosive internal investigation that found the Biden administration collaborated with pro-choice advocacy groups in selectively enforcing federal law against abortion foes.
Girls no longer trust boys
Across America, a question is being asked in homes with daughters: Are there still men worth hoping for?
Actor John Cleese decries silence on Easter massacre of Nigerian Christians
"Monty Python" actor and comedian John Cleese drew attention to the international community's muted response to a string of deadly attacks on Christian worshippers in Nigeria over Easter weekend, drawing a pointed contrast with the Black Lives Matter movement.
Trump says Riley Gaines had no role in deletion of AI Jesus post
President Trump on Monday said he is "not a big fan" of conservative activist Riley Gaines after she criticized an AI-generated image he shared on Truth Social depicting him as a Jesus-like figure -- and said her objections played no role in his decision to remove the post.
Thousands gather in Poland for the annual March of the Living on Holocaust Remembrance Day
Holocaust survivors from around the world joined thousands of people on Tuesday in the March of the Living, an annual event held at the site of the Auschwitz concentration camp in memory of the 6 million Jews killed by Nazi Germany during World War II.
Pope Leo XIV in Algeria walks in footsteps of his spiritual father, St. Augustine
Pope Leo XIV walked Tuesday in the footsteps of his spiritual father, St. Augustine, making a pilgrimage to the archaeological ruins in Algeria where the fifth-century titan of early Christianity lived, died and wrote some of the most important works in Western thought.
Trump deletes social media post — but not memory — of him as Jesus
President Trump's Truth Social posted an artificial intelligence image of him as a sort of Jesus to the people, dressed in a white robe and arrayed with a red cloth, a ball of light from one hand, a ray of light from the other, fingers pressed against the forehead of a man he was apparently healing. Too much.
Trump, Pope Leo escalate feud over Iran war
A war of words erupted Monday between the world's two most influential Americans, President Trump and Pope Leo XIV, over the war in Iran in a feud that could upend Mr. Trump's support among the Christian right.
On Holocaust Remembrance Day, sadness — and resolve
Today is Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. Recently, I have been thinking a great deal about my paternal grandparents, whom I never met because they were murdered before I was born.
Many U.S. Catholics are dismayed by Trump’s unprecedented broadside at the first American pope
A majority of U.S. Catholic voters supported Donald Trump in his 2024 presidential victory. Yet across the broad Catholic political spectrum - even among conservative-leaning bishops - there is dismay over Trump's unprecedented verbal assault on the Pope Leo XIV, the first American to lead their church.
New York Democrats forcing nuns to face jail time
Democrats are again trying to pry some of the religious vote from Republicans, but their actions expose the insincerity of their approach.
Trump deletes image depicting himself as Jesus, says it actually showed him as a doctor
President Trump on Monday deleted a social media post that appeared to depict himself as Jesus after the image sparked a backlash from the Christian right.
Pope Leo XIV says he’s ‘not afraid’ of Trump as war of words escalates
Pope Leo XIV said Monday that he isn't afraid of President Trump and vowed to keep raising his voice against the Iran war, as the public disagreement between the two leaders escalates.
Ethiopian Orthodox Christians in Washington mark Easter with prayer, joyful family celebrations
For the Ethiopian Orthodox, Fasika is the most important and revered time of the church calendar.
