Category: World

[ad_1] Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states are sending their diplomats to try to de-escalate the conflict between India and Pakistan at a moment of particular global disarray. India and Pakistan have been on a collision course for two weeks, after India accused its neighbor of involvement in a terror attack on April 22 in…

[ad_1] The escalating conflict between India and Pakistan has forced both countries to suspend or move their cash-rich cricket leagues. The Indian Premier League, one of the world’s richest sports competitions with 10 franchises valued at about $1 billion each, said it had suspended the matches of its ongoing season for a week. The league’s…

[ad_1] Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost’s ascension to the papacy marks an extraordinary moment for American leadership on the world stage at a time when President Trump has transformed the country’s reputation abroad and fueled distrust among longtime allies. But while two Americans now sit in positions of enormous global influence, Pope Leo XIV may offer…

[ad_1] Leo XIV, the first pope from the United States, presided over his first Mass as leader of 1.4 billion Roman Catholics on Friday, pledging to align himself with “ordinary people” and not with the rich and powerful. He also called for missionary outreach to help heal the “wounds that afflict our society.” The election…

[ad_1] In 2023, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was a delegate to a global assembly of bishops, convened by Pope Francis, when discussion turned to whether women could serve as deacons. The cardinal was not supportive. “Clericalizing women,” he said, would not “necessarily” solve problems in the church — and could perhaps create new ones. “It…

[ad_1] Pope Leo XIV has voted fairly regularly in general elections over the last two decades, and has chosen to participate in both Republican and Democratic primary elections over the years, state and local records in Illinois show. The new pontiff, a Chicago native, has voted in at least 10 general elections since 2000, the…

[ad_1] A few years ago, Pope Francis turned to an Augustinian priest and asked a question about a personnel decision he was considering. “If I name Prevost as the head of the office for the bishops, how do you think he will do?” the Rev. Alejandro Moral Antón, the prior general of the Order of…

[ad_1] The Trump administration has started an investigation into the import of commercial aircraft, jet engines and related parts that could lead to new tariffs on top of the many it has already put in place. According to a federal notice posted online on Friday, the commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, started the investigation on May…

[ad_1] When Pope Leo XIV emerged on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica as the new head of the Catholic Church on Thursday, the Rev. Lawrence Ndlovu of Johannesburg could not help but wonder at the shade of his skin. “‘You’re not the classical white sort of person,’” Father Ndlovu said he had been thinking…

[ad_1] Fifteen states sued the Trump administration over its declaration of an “energy emergency,” arguing that there is no emergency and that the order instructs regulators to illegally bypass reviews of fossil fuel projects, potentially damaging the environment. The president’s Jan. 20 executive order, “Declaring a National Energy Emergency,” directed federal agencies to speed up…