Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said Wednesday he felt “overwhelmed” after he received support from the Catholic Church’s new pontiff and Chicago native, Pope Leo XIV, following recent criticism for his ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Leo initially impressed conservative Catholics after his election in May as he embraced traditions shunned by his predecessor Pope Francis and steered clear of hot button ...

Pope Leo’s comments about abortion and what it means to be consistently pro-life have sparked backlash. “Someone who says I’m against abortion but is in favor of the death penalty is not really ...

Thinking Machines Lab, a heavily funded startup cofounded by prominent researchers from OpenAI, has revealed its first product—a tool called Tinker that automates the creation of custom frontier AI ...

Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday said the U.S. Department of Defense secretary’s way of speaking about war is “worrying.” Addressing an audience of military brass summoned to Virginia, Defense Secretary Pete ...

Pope Leo XIV has called for pressure to be placed on governments to protect the environment as he stressed that damaging the natural world is incompatible with the Christian faith in a speech at a ...

A rumor that circulated online in September 2025 claimed a video featured an audio recording of Pope Leo XIV issuing a stark warning from God about the dangers of idolizing U.S. President Donald Trump ...

Rat complaints in Cincinnati have declined in recent years, dropping from over 300 in 2021 to below 200 annually. The city's health department manages a rat control program where inspectors bait ...

NASA is preparing to launch Artemis II, the first crewed mission around the Moon in more than five decades, with a tentative launch window opening in February 2026. The agency aims to advance the ...

(RNS) — In his first in-depth interviews since his election, Pope Leo XIV set out his vision for the Catholic Church: open to dialogue yet firm on doctrine. VATICAN CITY (RNS) — In two wide-ranging ...

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Are you squeakin’ at me? Big Apple rats are just as social as some New Yorkers — and even sound like them, speaking to each other with a distinctive accent, a new study found. “Being social helps them ...