Clear 4°. Wind Chill: -20°. Wind: E 5 mph.
Trending: Melania Trump lights the National Christmas Tree after president counts down
HomeWorld ( Page 1463)

World

Subscribe to the World News Feed.
SHARE NOW
by

From ‘conclave’ to ‘white smoke,’ a glossary of terms used in a papal transition

A change in popes — through death or resignation — is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the transition in leadership for both the spiritual head of the global Catholic Church and the Vatican’s head of state. These are the need-to-know terms — some ...
by

Pope Francis’s many critics included a one-time aide and the Vatican’s ex-ambassador to the US

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis probably expected that he would face opposition to his reform agenda after Catholics for two generations grew used to more conservative, doctrine-minded pontiffs. But his critics — most of them emanating from the church’s conservative wing — were unique ...
by

Pope Francis’ conservative critics had a unique way to oppose him: a retired pontiff

VATICAN CITY (AP) — As Amazonian bishops gathered at the Vatican on Oct. 21, 2019, a man entered a nearby church after dawn and stole three Indigenous statues brought to Rome for the occasion. He threw them into the Tiber River in a videotaped ...
by

An Irish-born American cardinal is entrusted as the ‘camerlengo,’ running the Holy See between popes

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinal Kevin Farrell remembers the day Pope Francis asked him to be the camerlengo, the Vatican official who runs the Holy See after the death of one pope and before the election of another. They were flying back to Rome ...
by

Australians start voting in general elections as pope’s death overshadows campaigning

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australians began voting Tuesday at general elections as campaigning was overshadowed by the death of Pope Francis. Polling stations opened to voters who for a variety of reasons will be unable to vote on May 3. Around half the votes are ...
by

Thai PM says trade talks with US postponed

BANGKOK (Reuters) – Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said on Tuesday Thai-U.S. trade negotiations have been postponed from April 23. Paetongarn gave no reason for the postponement.(Reporting by Panarat Thepgumpanat and Kitiphong Thaichareon; Writing by Orathai Sriring; Editing by Martin Petty) Brought ...
https://www.osfhealthcare.org/c/only-at-osf-w
by

China arrests former senior anti-graft official for suspected bribes

BEIJING (Reuters) -China has arrested a former senior anti-graft official on suspicion of taking bribes as the country continues its crackdown on corruption, state news agency Xinhua said on Tuesday. Li Gang previously headed the discipline inspection and supervision team of the Chinese Communist ...
by

South Korea acting president sees US trade talks leading to beneficial solution

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s acting President Han Duck-soo said during a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday that he expects trade talks this week with the United States to pave the way toward a mutually beneficial solution. Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok and Industry Minister Ahn Duk-geun will ...
by

Trump visa cuts and tariff hikes turn Chinese students away from American Dream

By Liz Lee and Larissa Liao BEIJING (Reuters) -When 25-year-old biology student Yao’s PhD program enrollment was deferred due to funding cuts at her U.S. university, she joined a growing list of Chinese students exploring other destinations. Visa revocations and university funding cuts by the ...
by

New Zealand government’s minority party introduces bill to define gender as biological

WELLINGTON (Reuters) – Minority coalition partner New Zealand First introduced a bill to parliament on Tuesday that if enacted would define women and men by their biology, preventing trans women and men being recognised by law. The populist New Zealand First ...
by

Sudan’s paramilitaries kill more than 30 in a new attack on a Darfur city, activists say

CAIRO (AP) — A paramilitary group in Sudan attacked a city in the western Darfur region, killing more than 30 people, an activist group said, in the latest deadly offensive on an area that is home to hundreds of thousands of displaced people. The Rapid ...
by

Cardinals to meet after death of Pope Francis, plan for funeral

By Joshua McElwee and Crispian Balmer VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Cardinals were due to meet on Tuesday to plan Pope Francis’ funeral, which leaders from around the world will attend ahead of a conclave next month to elect a new head ...
First Previous145914601461146214631464146514661467Next Last