His long-awaited reform program includes new institutional weight to efforts tight clerical sex abuse. He also envisages more decision-making roles for lay members of the Catholic Church.
Read more ...Photos: Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues to bring death and displacement National News
On the fourth week of the war over 3.2 million Ukrainians have fled the country, another 6.5 million people have been displaced within Ukraine.
Read more ...Russian cosmonauts board Space Station wearing blue and yellow, the colors of Ukraine National News
Wearing the colors Ukraine's flag has widely been seen as a way to support that country and oppose Russia's invasion.
Read more ...Ukrainian women are volunteering to fight — and history shows they always have National News
Ukraine's military has been inundated with volunteers. That includes women, who are not required as men are to stay and fight the Russian invasion.
Read more ...Here are 3 reasons why Big Oil can't just drill more to ease the pain at the gas pump National News
The Biden administration is encouraging U.S. oil companies to increase their production to help curb record-high gasoline prices. Turns out, however, that boosting output is easier said than done.
Read more ...A photojournalist in Ukraine heads toward deadly conflict to humanize war National News
The deaths of three journalists this week in Ukraine are a reminder of the perils of covering conflicts from behind a camera. Photojournalist Marcus Yam is on assignment in Kyiv covering the war.
Read more ...Dancing Grannies pay tribute to those killed in the Waukesha Christmas parade attack National News
Formed in 1984, the Dancing Grannies first started off as a jazz exercise group. The group has now expanded to perform in parades across Wisconsin each year.
Read more ...4 reasons why social media can give a skewed account of the war in Ukraine National News
Images of Ukraine are flooding social media, but experts warn they don't show the full picture and can sometimes give a misleading account of the conflict on the ground.
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