VATICAN CITY — Cardinal Robert F. Prevost, the Chicago-born prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops under Pope Francis, was elected the 267th pope May 8 and took the name Pope Leo XIV.
He is the first North American to be elected pope and, before…
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India suspends flight operations and closes 24 airports as Pakistan resumes flights nationwide
NEW DELHI (AP) — Airlines in India have suspended flight operations from two dozen airports across northern and western regions of the country amid heightened tensions with Pakistan.
India’s Civil…
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The U.S. must retaliate against the aquatic demon dragging its fancy fighter planes to the watery depths.
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Troubling news from the ocean today: Apparently the crew of the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier has…
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India, Pakistan Are Fighting With Foreign-Made Jets. Kills Are Being Counted.
Nuclear powers India and Pakistan are clashing again, and one side is already claiming kills in air battles that sound like a hodgepodge of foreign-made fighter aircraft.
Pakistani officials said Thursday that the…
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Zelenskyy addressed Ukrainians in Kyiv city centre as Moscow airspace remains blocked
Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy recorded a video from Kyiv city centre for the Day of Remembrance and Victory over Nazism, calling the Friday parade in Moscow a “parade of fear.”
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Chicago native Cardinal Prevost elected pope, takes name Leo XIV
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Cardinal Robert F. Prevost, the Chicago-born prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops under Pope Francis, was elected the 267th pope May 8 and took the name Pope Leo XIV.
He is the first North American to be…
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Prevost surprises as first US pope, takes name Leo XIV
VATICAN CITY — Cardinal Robert Prevost, a long-time missionary in Latin America, was elected as the surprise choice to be the new leader of the Catholic Church on Thursday, becoming the first U.S. pope and taking the name Leo XIV.
Pope Leo…
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Cardinal Robert Prevost becomes first American pope : NPR
Newly elected Pope Leone XIV appears at the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025.
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India kills terrorist who was indirectly involved in Daniel Pearl murder
The Indian government announced on Thursday that its military had killed an Islamist terrorist who was indirectly involved in the murder of Jewish-American journalist Daniel Pearl.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), India’s governing party,…
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