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Writer Rod Dreher, Louisiana native and editor-at-large with The American Conservative, felt the heat on social media after calling the new pope by a controversial Cajun name that some consider offensive. The post came after a report in The New

Trump floats raising taxes on the rich to pay for his sweeping tax and spending cuts package  CNN

Federal judge in Vermont orders immediate release of Tufts University student Rümeysa Öztürk after 6 weeks in detention  CNN Tufts student Rümeysa Öztürk ordered freed from detention, pending immigration proceedings  The Boston Globe Judge Orders Release of Rumeysa Ozturk, Tufts Student Detained

Judge Orders Release of Rumeysa Ozturk, Tufts Student Detained by ICE  The New York Times Tufts student Rümeysa Öztürk freed from detention, pending immigration proceedings  The Boston Globe Tufts University student Rümeysa Öztürk has been released after spending six weeks at a

Judge Orders Release of Tufts Student Detained by ICE  The New York Times Federal judge in Vermont orders immediate release of Tufts University student Rümeysa Öztürk after 6 weeks in detention  CNN Tufts student Rümeysa Öztürk testifies during Vermont bail hearing, suffers

Pope Leo’s stance on key issues, from climate change to LGBTQ+ rights to U.S. politics  NPR Chicago high school cheers White Sox fan Pope Leo XIV — ‘He’s one of us’  Chicago Sun-Times Pope Leo’s Creole Roots Evoke Sense of Connection From

Pope Leo XIV is seen as a centrist who shares his predecessor’s progressive views on certain social issues. Here’s what we know so far. (Image credit: Vatican Media)

Pope Leo’s stance on key issues, from climate change to LGBTQ+ rights to U.S. politics  NPR Cardinal Dolan describes Pope XIV as ‘citizen of the world,’ will build bridges with Trump  Fox News Why the conclave elected Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo

In the predawn hush of a military base, long before the bustle of morning drills, LeAnne Withrow would quietly slip into the women’s shower room. It was always around 2 or 3am— early enough to be sure no one else

On May 8, I stood on the colonnades of St. Peter’s Square on the beautiful afternoon a new pope was elected, shoulder to shoulder with pilgrims from every corner of the globe. The roar that erupted when white smoke billowed