NYC stabbings suspect arrested on hate crime charges in both attacks
A 51-year-old man was arrested on hate crime charges in connection with two separate stabbings targeting a Jewish man and an Asian man on Manhattan’s Upper West Side.
Mediators see progress in efforts to halt Iran war as drone attacks rattle region
Mediators report progress in US-Iran negotiations after both sides paused attacks following two weeks of escalating tensions, though armed groups continue scattered strikes across the region.
Pope Leo pleads with ultra-conservative sect not to ordain own bishops
Pope Leo has urged the Society of Saint Pius X, an ultra-conservative Catholic group, to abandon plans to ordain bishops without Vatican approval, warning the action constitutes a grave sin.
Man of his word: Pope Leo speeches declared human-authored by Australian AI detection tool
An Australian AI detection company certified speeches by Pope Leo XIV as human-authored shortly after the pontiff warned of artificial intelligence’s dangers to humanity.
Caritas starts distributing US humanitarian aid in 2 towns near Havana
Caritas, a Catholic Church organization, has begun distributing U.S. humanitarian aid in two towns near Havana as part of a $60 million program, amid political tensions between Cuba and the United States.
Replica of the Virgin Mary’s House draws Catholic devotees in the Philippines
A replica of the House of the Virgin Mary, believed by Catholics to be her residence in Ephesus, Turkey, opened in the Philippines in 2024 to serve pilgrims in Asia’s largest Catholic nation.