He also apologized for the church's role in slavery, and repudiated a doctrine used since the fifth century to justify some wars.
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The U.S. Internal Revenue Service is debating requiring taxpayers to disclose their citizenship status on next year's tax forms, according to three people familiar with the situation.
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On Monday, Pope Leo XIV unveiled his broad vision for the relationship between artificial intelligence and humanity in his first encyclical, a major papal letter addressed to bishops of the Roman Catholic Church. The document was presented alongside Chris Olah from Anthropic, in what appeare…
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New research shows that though the world sees more rain overall, it's getting drier at the same time. How can that be?
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Federal officials are trying to seize from the Roman Catholic Church a border mountain topped with a massive statue of Jesus, saying they need it for the border wall.
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Previous El Niños fueled wildfires, caused extreme flooding and mega droughts, prompted widespread coral bleaching and disrupted marine life migrations and foraging.
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El Niño is rapidly developing in the Pacific Ocean and may become a rare, historically strong “Super” El Niño by fall or winter, according to the NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center. The updated forecast shows an 82% chance of El Niño forming between May and July, with the event likely to persi…
La Niña is gone, but its effects linger as scientists watch for El Niño and the possible return of “the Blob” ocean heat wave.
Oceans are holding excess heat, so while El Niño can limit hurricanes, scientists warn storms can still form.
Pope Leo marks his first year leading the Catholic Church on Friday with a higher public profile and a ramped-up schedule.
A majority of Americans also responded negatively to a post threatening Iran, in which Trump said "a whole civilization will die tonight."
US President Donald Trump has reignited his public attacks on Pope Leo, claiming he supports Iran obtaining nuclear weapons.
Marco Rubio is set to visit Italy as tensions rise following remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump.
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