• What to know about Pope Francis' death

    What to know about Pope Francis' death

    Apr 21, 2025 02:17 PM EDT

    ... the world. Catholic and non-Catholic leaders alike honored a spiritual leader who was a voice for the marginalized and the weak, for migrants and LGBTQ+ people, and who showed concern for nature. He “cared about the great global challenges of our time — migration, climate change, inequalities, peace — as well ...

  • How Pope Francis changed the Catholic Church

    How Pope Francis changed the Catholic Church

    Apr 21, 2025 09:18 AM EDT

    LGBTQ+ Francis famously said, “Who am I to judge?” when asked in 2013 about a Vatican monsignor who was purportedly gay. Francis followed up by assuring gay people that God loves them as they are, that “being homosexual is not a crime,” and that “everyone, everyone, everyone” is welcome in ...

  • Pope Francis, history's first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88

    Pope Francis, history's first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88

    Apr 21, 2025 08:54 AM EDT

    ... core doctrine. “Who am I to judge?” he replied when asked about a purportedly gay priest. The comment sent a message of welcome to the LGBTQ+ community and those who felt shunned by a church that had stressed sexual propriety over unconditional love. “Being homosexual is not a crime,” he ...

  • Vatican notes 'exchange of opinions' with Vance over migrants and prisoners

    Vatican notes 'exchange of opinions' with Vance over migrants and prisoners

    Apr 19, 2025 05:14 PM EDT

    ... critics as having reactionary or authoritarian leanings, that is often called “postliberal.”Postliberals share some longstanding Catholic conservative views, such as opposition to abortion and LGBTQ+ rights. They envision a counterrevolution in which they take over government bureaucracy and institutions like universities from within, replacing entrenched “elites” with their own ...

  • A look at the Trump administration's efforts to slash public media funding

    A look at the Trump administration's efforts to slash public media funding

    Apr 16, 2025 10:25 PM EDT

    ... excluded or marginalized. The Trump administration makes that argument, and they also make the argument that, by covering issues like race in America, gender issues, LGBTQ issues, that public media is somehow on a campaign to change the culture of America. Russell Vought, who is the current head of the ...

  • News Wrap: Man accused of targeting Shapiro charged with attempted homicide and terrorism

    News Wrap: Man accused of targeting Shapiro charged with attempted homicide and terrorism

    Apr 14, 2025 10:45 PM EDT

    ... insurrection, the charges are punishable by life in prison or death. In Central Europe, Hungary's Parliament passed a new constitutional amendment that bans public LGBTQ events. It set off protests, including before the vote, when demonstrators tried to block lawmakers from entering. They had to be physically removed by ...

  • How the Telegram app became a hub for hate crime and radical extremists

    How the Telegram app became a hub for hate crime and radical extremists

    Apr 13, 2025 09:40 PM EDT

    ... Thompson: The people that we're looking at in the telegram scene are not just saying, I'm racist, I'm antisemitic, I'm anti-LGBTQ. What they were doing for five years, half a decade, was encouraging people to commit terrorist attacks. So when went on to Telegram and ...

  • Republicans win Florida special elections in Trump strongholds by narrower margins than in 2024

    Republicans win Florida special elections in Trump strongholds by narrower margins than in 2024

    Apr 02, 2025 01:34 AM EDT

    ... until 2024 when he successfully won his election to the Florida Senate. He is known for his support of Israel and his efforts to restrict LGBTQ+ rights. Patronis’ family founded the well-known Panama City restaurant Capt. Anderson’s, located along the Gulf of Mexico. He has been involved in ...

  • Live results: Florida special elections to replace Gaetz and Waltz

    Live results: Florida special elections to replace Gaetz and Waltz

    Mar 31, 2025 07:56 PM EDT

    ... until 2024 when he successfully won his election to the Florida Senate. He is known for his support of Israel and his efforts to restrict LGBTQ+ rights.Patronis’ family founded the well-known Panama City restaurant Capt. Anderson’s, located along the Gulf of Mexico. He has been involved in ...

  • What happens to health research when 'women' and 'diversity' are banned words?

    What happens to health research when 'women' and 'diversity' are banned words?

    Mar 30, 2025 07:41 PM EDT

    ... the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, who also received separate notice from the NIH that their research beyond the study had been terminated. Flatt studies LGBTQ+ people and their risk for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, as well as thinking about their needs for care. Flatt said NIH funding ...