Giorno: 29 Febbraio 2024

Priests apologize for praying Pope Francis would ‘go to heaven’ as soon as possible

A Spanish bishop rebuked comments made by some priests on a weekly internet program about praying for Pope Francis to die as soon as possible. The priests later apologized. Archbishop Francisco Cerro Chaves of Toledo posted a statement on the archdiocese website Wednesday saying it rejected the comments and warned that it may take “corrective […]

Russia pushes into more Ukrainian towns, Ukraine shoots down more war planes

Russian forces are pushing hard against more Ukrainian towns and villages in eastern and southeastern Ukraine as Moscow tries to press its current advantage in weapons and troops, Kyiv officials said Thursday. Despite Russia’s apparent offensive momentum on the ground, Ukraine said it has shot down 13 Russian warplanes this month, including three on Thursday, […]

India begins replacing military personnel with civilian technical staff in Maldives

India on Thursday said it has begun replacing dozens of its military personnel in Maldives with civilian technical staff who will operate three aircraft given by India to provide humanitarian services. The first batch of technicians to operate a helicopter has reached Maldives, Indian External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said. The decision comes after […]

Alabama House Passes Bill to Protect IVF

Alabama lawmakers rushed to protect in vitro fertilization services Thursday after fertility clinics shut down in the wake of a state court ruling that frozen embryos are children under the state wrongful death law.

Columbia DEI Chief Accused of Plagiarism

A 50-page anonymous complaint accuses the chief diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) officer at Columbia University’s medical school of plagiarizing from Wikipedia and other sources for his doctoral dissertation. The allegations against Alade McKen claim that about…