Watch Pope Leo XIV’s first public address – in full
Speaking from the Vatican balcony just after being unveiled as the new pontiff, he paid tribute to his predecessor and called for unity.
Chicago native Cardinal Prevost elected pope, takes name Leo XIV – United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
- Chicago native Cardinal Prevost elected pope, takes name Leo XIV United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
- Pope Leo XIV Live Updates: Pope Celebrates First Mass in Sistine Chapel The New York Times
- What Pope Leo XIV’s speedy election means for the Catholic Church America Magazine
- What to know on Pope Leo XIV: Meet Robert Prevost, a multilingual Chicago native and Villanova graduate NBC News
- Pope Leo's Five Biggest Challenges Newsweek
Charity linked to Prince Harry admits human rights abuses in Congo park
African Parks acknowledged its rangers committed human rights abuses in Congo-Brazzaville.
Netherlands museum rethinks lending works to US amid Trump arts cuts
Mauritshuis in The Hague says guarantees would be needed of artworks’ safety amid uncertainty caused by US funding cuts
A leading museum in the Netherlands has said it is reconsidering lending works from its collection to museums in the US amid the uncertainty wreaked by Donald Trump’s funding cuts and ideological impositions.
Martine Gosselink, the director of the Mauritshuis museum in The Hague, whose collection includes Vermeer’s Girl With a Pearl Earring and Rembrandt’s The Anatomy Lesson of Dr Nicolaes Tulp, said the turmoil had left her team wary of lending pieces to the US.
Continue reading...New Pope Elected: Robert Prevost Named First American Pontiff in History – Rolling Stone
- New Pope Elected: Robert Prevost Named First American Pontiff in History Rolling Stone
- Live updates: Conclave elects Cardinal Robert Prevost to be Pope CNN
- Opinion | With Leo, there’s no going back from Francis The Washington Post
- Who is Robert Prevost, the new Pope Leo XIV and first American Pope? BBC
- White smoke over Sistine Chapel as new pope chosen Fox News
Cardinal Prevost elected next pope, first American pontiff – PBS
- Cardinal Prevost elected next pope, first American pontiff PBS
- Who is the new Pope Leo XIV and what is his background? NPR
- What to know on Pope Leo XIV: Meet Robert Prevost, a multilingual Chicago native and Villanova graduate NBC News
- New pope chooses Leo as his papal name. Here's why pontiffs change their names and what they mean. CBS News
- Pope Leo XIV’s Creole ancestry uncovered The Washington Post
Trump administration invokes state secrets privilege in Kilmar Ábrego García case
Lawyers say they’re ‘still in dark’ about government’s efforts to free the man who was wrongly deported to El Salvador
The Trump administration is invoking the “state secrets privilege ” in an apparent attempt to avoid answering a judge’s questions about its erroneous deportation of Kilmar Ábrego García to El Salvador.
US district judge Paula Xinis disclosed the government’s position in a two-page order on Wednesday. She set a Monday deadline for attorneys to file briefs on the issue and how it could affect Ábrego García’s case. Xinis also scheduled a 16 May hearing in Greenbelt, Maryland, to address the matter.
Continue reading...Not taking India-Pakistan escalation seriously a ‘huge risk,’ warns conflict expert – NPR
Canada medical mystery takes twist as study finds no evidence of brain illness
Researchers link suspected cases in New Brunswick to known diseases, suggesting ‘misdiagnosis and misinformation’
A new peer-reviewed scientific study has found no evidence of a mystery brain disease in the Canadian province of New Brunswick, suggesting instead a troubling combination of “misdiagnosis and misinformation”.
The research comes as the Maritime province prepares its own assessment of more than 220 suspected cases in the hope of giving families some answers to a medical mystery that has gripped the region for years.
Continue reading...US strikes first trade agreement with UK in a ‘breakthrough deal’
The deal marks the first trade agreement by the US since President Donald Trump imposed a universal 10-percent tariff.
US strikes first trade agreement with UK in a ‘breakthrough deal’
The deal marks the first trade agreement by the US since President Donald Trump imposed a universal 10-percent tariff.
‘Habemus papum’: Here’s what happens immediately after a new pope is chosen – ABC News
Watch: Moment white smoke billows, signalling a new pope’s election
American Robert Prevost was later announced as the new pope, and will be known as Pope Leo XIV.
A new pope has been elected; White smoke pours from Sistine Chapel chimney
The new pope is expected to make his first public appearance and impart a blessing from the basilica's roofed area.
A new pope has been elected; White smoke pours from Sistine Chapel chimney
The new pope is expected to make his first public appearance and impart a blessing from the basilica's roofed area.
President Xi: China and Russia should safeguard international justice
President Xi Jinping called for closer bilateral relations with Russia and reaffirmed China's support for the country.
President Xi: China and Russia should safeguard international justice
President Xi Jinping called for closer bilateral relations with Russia and reaffirmed China's support for the country.
Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz to declare state of emergency over migration – Euronews
Israel retrofitting DJI commercial drones to bomb and surveil Gaza
Israeli military repurposes the drones to bomb hospitals and shelters in Gaza, Al Jazeera's Sanad investigation finds.
As the conclave gathers, let debt justice be Pope Francis’s legacy
Honour Francis’s vision for 2025 by cancelling unjust debts and funding climate action in the Global South.