1+ hour, 16+ min ago  (84+ words) VATICAN CITY, April 9 (Reuters) " Pope Leo leaves on Monday for a visit to four countries in Africa, in an ambitious tour to urge world leaders to address the needs of the continent. Here is a history "of papal visits to…...

17+ min ago  (251+ words) After 40 days of Lent, Christians could be tempted to be a bit grouchy, having given up a number of things and gone through all sorts of privations. Yet, those days are now over and the gloominess of Good Friday opens…...

19+ min ago  (185+ words) Aquinas Institute of Theology In 1825, what was then the Center for Institutional Studies was founded by the Order of Preachers to form friars in the Dominican "Ratio Studiorum" (plan of studies). One hundred years later, what is now Aquinas Institute…...

56+ min ago  (1089+ words) Caroline was thirty-four, which was not too old to have kids. But it was, she thought, too old to not know if she wanted to have kids. In their twenties, she and Harry had happily not known together. "Not now,…...

1+ min ago  (1652+ words) During the 5-year search, we identified 21 graves containing remains most likely belonging to members of the Piast dynasty. Only for two graves, Stanis'aw and Janusz III, were the identities of the deceased known. By combining the results of our genomic…...

25+ min ago  (1128+ words) |Published on: 9th April 2026|Categories: Editorials / Op-eds, News| By Stanzen L'h Jelsma For years, Olsen has been a constant presence in the Aegean Sea. Through his organisation, Aegean Boat Report, he has documented the journeys of people on the move at…...

2+ hour, 48+ min ago  (614+ words) NEW YORK / JERUSALEM - PNN" After more than two years of war, displacement and deepening deprivation, young people in Gaza are facing alarming levels of psychological distress, while protection risks for adolescent girls are sharply increasing, with a notable rise in…...

19+ min ago  (188+ words) Businessamlive While minor protests and regional effects were recorded in Djibouti, Mauritania, Palestine, Saudi Arabia and Western Sahara, the impacts were more devastating elsewhere. Armed rebellions beginning in December 2010 quickly extended to several other countries in 2011, with varying degrees of…...

57+ min ago  (68+ words) Inbox. lv Poland's Catholic Church prepares parishes as crisis centres amid war fears The Polish Bishops' Conference has established a special working group to develop an action plan in the event of an armed conflict reaching Poland, as "most Poles…...

2+ hour, 14+ min ago  (276+ words) Controversial Glacier Mining Reform Sparks Debate in Argentina'Devdiscourse Controversial Glacier Mining Reform Sparks Debate in Argentina Argentina's lawmakers approved a controversial reform to promote mining in glacier regions. Environmentalists fear it weakens protections and endangers water resources. Critics express concerns…...