The women who have worked closely with Prevost in recent years have praised his leadership style, ability to listen and respect for their opinions. In interviews with The Associated Press, they say they expect that as pope, Leo will continue to promote women in church governance positions, albeit with limits. (Winfield, AP News)
Read MoreBad Bunny's DeBÍ TiRAR Más FOToS and Fuerza Regida's 111XPANTIA hold down the No. 1 and No. 2 spots on this week's Billboard 200, making this the first week in history with Spanish-language albums in the chart's top two spots. (Thompson, NPR)
Read MoreThe Scottish Parliament has voted in favour of taking a landmark first step toward legalising assisted dying. After hours of debate on Tuesday, MSPs finally cast their votes in favour of the first stage of the bill’s journey to becoming law at around 7pm. The legislation was passed with 70 votes to 56 with one abstention. (VanReenen, STV News)
Read MoreMuslims are more than twice as likely as Christians to oppose government plans to introduce assisted dying in England and Wales, and nearly three times as likely as followers of other religions, exclusive polling for Hyphen has revealed. (Rimi, Hyphen)
Read MoreNearly 19 million children in the United States have at least one parent with a substance use disorder, according to a new study published Monday in JAMA Pediatrics. And a significant number of those children have a parent whose addiction is moderate or severe as opposed to mild, the study finds. (Chatterjee, NPR)
Read MoreThe world’s sudden interest in the small order of fewer than 3,000 members had forced Father Moral Antón, an affable, 69-year-old Spaniard, to distill Augustinians’ principles and spiritual ideals to their essence, he said in an interview. Charity, truth and unity, he recited in Latin and translated into Spanish. (Mazzei & Bigg, The New York Times)
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