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Pope’s visit to hub of Afro-Peruvian community casts spotlight on African slave trade to Peru
When Susana Baca, the Latin Grammy-winning Afro-Peruvian singer, serenaded Pope Leo XIV upon his arrival in Peru, it was a sign that the visit would provide an unparalleled spotlight on the culture that grew out of the African slave trade to this country.
Study finds ADHD special accommodations don’t improve student behavior or learning
A new study has found that four common classroom accommodations for grade school students with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder had no positive effect on their learning or behavior.
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Memorial opens honoring victims of the 2015 Charleston church massacre
It took Alana Grant years to find the strength to set foot in the basement of Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, where her grandfather, the Rev. Daniel Lee Simmons, attended his final Bible study.
Pope says it’s a ‘joy’ to be home as Peru’s Chiclayo welcomes back its former shepherd
Pope Leo XIV returned Friday to his beloved former diocese of Chiclayo and said it was a "joy" to be home, as he visited some of his old stomping grounds and highlighted the social justice-minded mark he left behind.
Pope Leo gets down to business in Peru after emotional, 3 million-strong homecoming
After his emotional homecoming, Pope Leo XIV got down to work Thursday giving marching orders to the country's Catholic bishops as they face a myriad of pressures, from poverty and injustices in their flocks to the clergy sexual abuse scandal in their own ranks.
The pope ends an emotional Argentina visit with a plea for unity and reconciliation
Pope Leo XIV closed an emotional and politically charged visit to Argentina on Wednesday with an appeal for unity and reconciliation, as he offered a parting message of hope to the polarized homeland of his predecessor.
Pope urges Argentines to follow model of saints during Mass in the ‘land of saints’
Pope Leo XIV urged Argentines on Tuesday to follow the holy example of the country's best-known saints as he drew an estimated 650,000 people to the central city of Cordoba for Mass, a day after an estimated 2.5 million turned out in the capital.
Pope visits care home in Argentina for people with disabilities to press economic message
Pope Leo XIV renewed his call Monday for Argentina to protect its weakest and most vulnerable people as he visited a home for people with disabilities in a symbolically powerful rebuke of President Javier Milei's austerity measures.
After cancer surgery, Pope Leo embarks on Latin America trip with a first stop in secular Uruguay
Pope Leo XIV is kicking off a three-nation tour of Latin America on Friday with a visit to Uruguay, the region's least Catholic and most secular country, three weeks after undergoing lung cancer surgery that had put the entire trip into question.
What is Diwali, the Festival of Lights, and how is it celebrated?
Diwali is the most important festival of the year in India, particularly for Hindus, and widely marked by prayers, family gatherings and the lighting of fireworks.
Christians are failing America
In the wake of massive Democrat midterm wins, political strategist Tiffany Marie Brannon went on News24 and said, "One very telling demographic was that out of the evangelical church-attending Christians," "only 17 percent showed up to vote in this election."
Pope Leo, still recovering, heads to his beloved Peru for a 12-day trip
Three weeks after lung cancer surgery, Pope Leo XIV is embarking on the longest and farthest trip of his pontificate: a 12-day, three-nation tour of Latin America that carries more personal and historic weight than any of his voyages to date.
Pope Leo meets with Bob Dylan at the Vatican
Pope Leo met with folk and rock legend Bob Dylan at the Vatican while the latter is currently on tour in Italy.
Ban Google’s AI in your school? You’ll lose Google search, too, the company says
Google announced that by early next year, it will turn off artificial intelligence tools in schools with K-12 students at a school's request, and schools that eschew AI entirely will lose access to Google search.
Supreme Court poised to favor Catholic schools in clash over gay, religious rights
The Supreme Court waded back into the realm of religious liberty Tuesday as the justices heard a case testing whether states can ban Catholic schools from a universal preschool program because those schools exclude families that do not adhere to the church's teachings on homosexuality.
Case over state funding for Catholic preschools in Colorado comes before the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday in a case brought by Catholic preschools that say it's unconstitutional to exclude them from a state-funded program over their admissions policy for LGBTQ+ families, the latest religious-rights case before the conservative-majority court.
Federal judge orders Iowa to allow Satanic Temple to hold one-day holiday event in the state Capitol
A federal judge on Monday ordered Iowa state officials to allow a local Satanic Temple organization to hold a holiday event in the rotunda of the state Capitol after years of rejecting their application.