Pope Leo statements on Iran war and mass deportations inspire American cardinals to speak out

When President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire with Iran this past week, it came after a chorus of world leaders called for an end to the war. One of those voices belonged to Leo XIV, the first-ever U.S.-born pope in the history of the Catholic Church. The 70-year-old pope was born Robert Prevost and grew … Read more

Still eyeing mass deportations, hard-liners push White House to expand targets

The Trump administration is signaling a shift in immigration enforcement to more workplace arrests as hard-liners in the president’s base push him to begin a second, broader phase of his promised mass deportations. Some inside the White House have reportedly urged less talk of mass deportations ahead of the congressional midterms, as Americans express dissatisfaction … Read more

Former Marine charged in mass shooting is ordered to undergo psychiatric treatment

BOLIVIA, N.C. — A judge on Tuesday ordered that a Marine veteran charged with three counts of first-degree murder in a mass shooting at a North Carolina waterfront bar last year undergo psychiatric treatment after it was determined he is unable to understand his legal proceedings enough to help his lawyers. The case of Nigel … Read more

Israeli police block Palm Sunday Mass due to Iran war

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Israeli police block Catholic figures from Palm Sunday Mass at Jerusalem’s Holy Sepulchre

World leaders have voiced concern after Israeli police prevented Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Sunday. Pizzaballa had attempted to travel to the church within Jerusalem’s Old City with the Rev. Francesco Ielpo, the church’s official guardian, to celebrate Palm Sunday Mass, according to … Read more

Apple warns iPhone users to update software after mass hacking campaigns

Apple is encouraging people to update their iPhones in light of new cybersecurity research that suggests that Russian intelligence, Chinese cybercriminals and other hackers have been using tools nicknamed DarkSword and Coruna to take over phones running older versions of the iOS operating system. The tools, called exploit kits, have been detailed this month by … Read more

Pulse nightclub is demolished to make way for a memorial to the 2016 mass shooting

Crews began demolishing Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, on Wednesday to make way for a memorial that will pay tribute to the 49 people killed in the attack at the LGBTQ-friendly club nearly a decade ago. Construction workers began tearing down walls in the long-shuttered venue that were still scarred by bullet holes from the … Read more