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‘Peace Be With You’: Pope Leo XIV Steps Onto the World Stage

“Peace be with all of you!” Those were the first words of Pope Leo XIV, the newly anointed leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics. As Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost addressed the 100,000-strong crowd gathered in St. Peter’s square, he

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Trump picks Fox News host and former judge Jeanine Pirro as top federal prosecutor in DC

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is naming Fox News host Jeanine Pirro, a former county prosecutor and elected judge, to be the top federal prosecutor for the nation’s capital after abandoning his first pick for the job.

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Trump picks Fox News host and former judge Jeanine Pirro as top federal prosecutor in DC

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is naming Fox News host Jeanine Pirro, a former county prosecutor and elected judge, to be the top federal prosecutor for the nation’s capital after abandoning his first pick for the job.

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New Pope Has Creole Roots in New Orleans, Genealogist Says – The New York Times

New Pope Has Creole Roots in New Orleans, Genealogist Says  The New York Times Cardinals to Resume Voting for New Pope on Second Day of Conclave: Live Updates  The New York Times Continuity the key for Pope seen as unifier in the

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Up to 1,000 transgender troops are being separated from the military in new Pentagon order

The Pentagon will immediately begin moving as many as 1,000 openly identifying transgender service members out of the military and give others 30 days to self-identify under a new directive issued Thursday.

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Up to 1,000 transgender troops are being separated from the military in new Pentagon order

The Pentagon will immediately begin moving as many as 1,000 openly identifying transgender service members out of the military and give others 30 days to self-identify under a new directive issued Thursday.

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Pope Leo XIV selected as first American to lead Catholic Church

A new pope has been elected, and in a major surprise, an American has been chosen for the first time. Robert Francis Prevost will now be known as Pope Leo XIV. In his first remarks as the leader of more

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What Pope Leo XIV’s election means for the future of the church and Catholics worldwide

To discuss the implications of Robert Prevost’s election as pope, for both the church and for the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics, Amna Nawaz spoke with Kim Daniels, the director of the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life at

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U.S. pushes for de-escalation as India and Pakistan trade fire and accusations

Tensions in South Asia are running high after India and Pakistan accused each other of firing at their respective military sites. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called leaders in both countries and pushed for what he called immediate de-escalation and

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News Wrap: White House asks Supreme Court to allow it to remove deportation protections

In our news wrap Thursday, the Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow it to remove deportation protections for hundreds of thousands of migrants, Secretary of State Rubio says his agency is reviewing the visa status of protesters

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