Pope Leo XIV has revealed that his papal name was chosen in direct reference to Pope Leo XIII, aligning his mission with the Church’s historical response to rapid technological upheaval. Speaking to the College of Cardinals, the newly elected pontiff cited the rise of artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies as the defining challenges of his papacy.
The Trump administration has announced the suspension of all U.S. Interior Department grants to Maine, citing discriminatory sex-based hiring quotas implemented by the state's Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIFW).
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers arrested a suspected Saudi terrorist in Colorado on May 6 after he was released from the Arapahoe County Jail, despite having an active immigration removal order. The arrest has sparked renewed concerns over sanctuary policies that prevent local law enforcement from cooperating with federal immigration authorities.
South Africa’s case accusing Israel of “genocide” at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) was secretly planned by anti-Israel lawyer John Dugard and communist ex-minister Ronnie Kasrils, according to recent admissions by former South African foreign minister Naledi Pandor. The plan was intentionally concealed from the South African public to avoid backlash from the Jewish community and other critics.
In a significant development, Chinese President Xi Jinping has dispatched Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong to Switzerland for high-level trade negotiations with the United States.
Three Democratic lawmakers from New Jersey—Reps. Bonnie Watson Coleman, LaMonica McIver, and Rob Menendez—alleged they were "roughed up" by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents during an attempted oversight visit to the Delaney Hall detention facility in Newark on Friday.
President Donald Trump is set to sign a new executive order rolling back federal restrictions on commercial fishing in the Atlantic, fulfilling a campaign promise to support America’s fishermen and promote economic growth in coastal communities. The move revokes protections originally enacted by former President Barack Obama and later reinstated by President Joe Biden.
Police are investigating a violent incident at HMP Belmarsh after Axel Rudakubana, the 18-year-old triple child killer from Southport, allegedly attacked a prison officer with boiling water. The inmate is said to have heated water in a kettle inside his cell and poured it over the officer on Thursday.
Following the election of Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago, co-hosts of ABC's "The View" expressed apprehension regarding his adherence to traditional Catholic teachings.
