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Anti-Defamation League says anger at Israel is now the driving force behind antisemitism in the US
The Anti-Defamation League says the number of antisemitic incidents in the United States reached a record high last year and ...
For Iraqi Christians, Pope Francis’ visit was a rare moment of hope
The death of Pope Francis has sent shockwaves through Iraq’s Christian community, where his presence once brought hope after ...
Swiss pharmaceuticals company Roche announces $50B investment in US over next 5 years
Swiss pharmaceuticals powerhouse Roche announced Monday it plans to invest $50 billion in the United States over the next five years, creating 12,000 jobs. The Basel-based company, ...
U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens enters race to represent Michigan in U.S. Senate
Fourth-term U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens has launched her run for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat on Tuesday with a video focused ...
The Latest: Mourning and tributes for Pope Francis shared around the world
Grief and tributes for Pope Francis were shared around the world Tuesday, a day after the popular pontiff died at age 88. Cardinals will meet at the Vatican Tuesday to begin scheduling Pope ...
Cardinals meet Tuesday at Vatican to choose date for Pope Francis’ funeral
Cardinals will meet Tuesday at the Vatican to begin scheduling Pope Francis’ funeral and burial, planning the conclave to ...
70% of Jewish Holocaust survivors will be gone in the next 10 years, a report shows
Eighty years after the Holocaust, more than 200,000 Jewish survivors are still alive but 70% of them will be gone within the ...
What do ‘expert level’ talks signal for the progress of the Iran-US nuclear negotiations?
Negotiations between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program will move Wednesday to what’s ...
Asian shares trade mixed amid investor worries after Wall Street tumble
Asian shares were trading mixed amid global skepticism about U.S. investments and President Donald Trump’s trade war. Trading ...
An Irish-born American cardinal is entrusted as the ‘camerlengo,’ running the Holy See between popes
Cardinal Kevin Farrell remembers the day Pope Francis asked him to be the camerlengo, the Vatican official who runs the Holy ...
From ‘conclave’ to ‘white smoke,’ a glossary of terms used in a papal transition
A change in popes — through death or resignation — is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the ...
Pope Francis’ conservative critics had a unique way to oppose him: a retired pontiff
As Amazonian bishops gathered at the Vatican on Oct. 21, 2019, a man entered a nearby church after dawn and stole three Indigenous statues brought to Rome for the occasion. He ...