‘Scourge’ of abuse must be rooted out, says Pope, during Lourdes visit
Pope Leo has called on French bishops to root out the «scourge» of sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic church, telling them to «maintain the greatest vigilance», ahead of a meeting with abuse survivors. The Pope delivered the message to bishops during a…
Pope Leo continues his visit to France in Lourdes
Pope Leo XIV continued his visit to France in Lourdes, at the major Catholic pilgrimage site in the foothills of the Pyrenees, where he celebrated mass before around 150,000 people. Hendro Munstermann, a Vatican correspondent for the Dutch newspaper…
Biao Xiang: Young people in China are fangirling over a professor who gets their anxiety
In Sinapore, Xiang spoke of the recognition young people seek in today’s China, where they often look to systems for approval – from competitive exams to secure jobs – and how that approval becomes a measure of self-worth, which can be…
Spain return to action with hard-fought win at Wembley to extend streak – Sports
La Roja came back from 2-1 down at half-time to see off England for their Nations League opener on Saturday evening, extending their unbeaten run to 39 games. Substitutes Álex Baena and Mikel Oyarzabal scored in the second half to turn the match around.…
Time running out for Tennessee killer Christa Pike who says she’s too damaged for death row
«My heart breaks every single day because I keep reliving it and reliving it, and I can’t no more, and I want this to happen before I die,» she added. «There’s not a day goes by that I don’t think about Colleen or how she died and how…
UK police make arrests, evacuate homes in ‘major incident’ near air base used by US forces
British police said on Sunday they had arrested several men on suspicion of offences under the Explosives Act and the army was examining a number of vehicles after security was stepped up at a British air base used by US air forces in southwest…
Two mass shootings in South Africa leave 27 dead
Twenty-seven people have been killed in two mass shootings hours apart in South Africa, the latest gun violence to hit the country. Seventeen people were killed when eight gunmen stormed a bar close to Johannesburg on Saturday evening, with 15 more…
Northern Ireland court allows Orange Order march through Catholic area
A court in Northern Ireland has allowed a Protestant parade to proceed through a controversial route in a Catholic area for the first time in nearly 30 years. The legal dispute ended in the early hours of Sunday, with counterprotests now underway and…
Four killed in helicopter crash near Montreal
Four people have died after a helicopter crashed in a small town 50km (31 miles) from Montreal, Quebec’s provincial police have told the BBC. Emergency services were called to Sainte-Brigide-d’Iberville shortly after 14:30 local time (19:30…
Brazil’s President Lula bans online betting ahead of presidential election
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Friday signed an order banning fixed-odds betting just over a week ahead of the first round of the presidential election, in a move he said was designed to tackle the pervasive problem of families falling…