From his hospital bed, Pope Francis stays in touch with Catholic parishioners in Gaza
Even while Pope Francis is hospitalized, he still keeps in touch with a Roman Catholic parish in Gaza City, making near-nightly phone calls to the priest and congregation there.
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We need native seeds in order to respond to climate change, but there aren't enough
In the wake of wildfires, floods and droughts, restoring damaged landscapes and habitats requires native seeds. The U.S. doesn't have enough, according to… -
Egypt unveils tombs and a sarcophagus in a new excavation
SAQQARA, Egypt — Egypt on Thursday unveiled dozens of new archaeological discoveries, including two ancient tombs, at a Pharaonic necropolis just outside… -
Pope Francis calls laws that criminalize homosexuality "unjust," calls for worldwide decriminalization
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis criticized laws that criminalize homosexuality as "unjust," saying God loves all his children just as they are and called… -
New Zealand's Jacinda Ardern is resigning. Is there a lesson for other politicians?
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's announcement that she would step down as the country's leader by February shocked many of her constituents and… -
Peru has closed off Machu Picchu due to growing anti-government protests
LIMA, Peru — Peru indefinitely shut the famed ancient ruins of Machu Picchu on Saturday in the latest sign that anti-government protests that began last… -
Germany is facing growing pressure to send Leopard tanks to Ukraine
BERLIN — Western defense officials on Friday continued to pressure Germany to allow the export of its sophisticated Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. Ukrainian… -
A rocky past haunts the mysterious company behind the Lensa AI photo app
A Belarussian millionaire living in Cyprus. A dinner with the CEO of Snap. A six-figure patent troll case. They are all part of the history of Prisma… -
A sailor has been rescued after being adrift in Caribbean for 24 days
BOGOTA, Colombia — The Colombian navy rescued a man from Dominica who says he survived 24 days adrift in the Caribbean on a sailboat by eating ketchup,…
