Far from unifying the nation’s approximately 50 million Catholics, the ascension of the first American to the papacy has provided an opportunity for restive members to test their leaders. And no place is that more visible than the Diocese of Charlotte. (Boorstein, The Washington Post)
Read MoreThousands of artificial intelligence bots have appeared to post on a robot-only website to complain about their human owners and discuss plans to break free. Almost 500,000 bots have joined Moltbook. (Titcomb, The Telegraph)
Read MoreThe Times secured rare interviews with Dr Anne Richards, the Church of England’s national officer for “deliverance ministry”, and the Right Rev Dominic Walker, the retired former bishop of Reading and Monmouth, who spent years training priests to help people who fear something evil is at work in their lives. (Burgess, The Times)
Read MoreThe process, called natural organic reduction, uses the body’s own bacteria to transform human tissue. The dead are placed in a sealed vessel bedded with clover, hay and straw and equipped to regulate airflow, temperature and moisture. (Fairless, The Wall Street Journal)
Read MoreBad Bunny won album of the year at the 2026 Grammy Awards for his critically-acclaimed “Debí Tirar Más Fotos,” closing out a surprising and history-making night. It is the first time a Spanish-language album has taken home the top prize. (Sherman, AP News)
Read MoreAccording to the Recording Academy itself, the Grammy for best new artist is for musicians who are having "a breakthrough into the public consciousness." "If there's anything that speaks to TikTok's power right now, I think it's this category in particular," says Robert Steiner, a media analyst at the music and entertainment insights company Luminate. (Sarmiento, NPR)
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