For decades, the Roman Catholic Church in Cuba has served as a savior to many Cubans, operating as a de facto social safety net. Once the bane of Cuba’s communist, atheist government, the church has stepped in as a powerful advocate for the Cuban people. (Jerfis, USA Today)
Read More“The Force Awakens” had spent more than a decade as the biggest movie ever at the North American box office with $936 million. It has officially ceded the crown to Tom Holland’s latest Spidey adventure, which has surpassed that benchmark with $936.773 million after 47 days in theaters. (Rubin, Variety)
Read MoreFinneas and an array of other musicians associated with Ed Sheeran’s stadium tour have withdrawn from the engagement, a day after the rapper Macklemore was removed over his statements opposing the war in Gaza. (Sisario, The New York Times)
Read MoreDays after a San Antonio emergency room sent Tierra Walker home with a diagnosis of pre-eclampsia in 2024, her son found her dead. It was his 15th birthday. (Sandoval, The New York Times)
Read MoreThe two-hour meeting at the USCCB headquarters in D.C. was the latest in a series of high-level conversations between tech firm representatives and faith leaders from multiple traditions as the industry recognizes the public is more urgently questioning whether AI is ethical. (Boorstein & De Vynck, The Washington Post)
Read MoreBryan Stevenson, the founder of the Equal Justice Initiative and the guest speaker for the annual memorial service, said the remembrance falls at a time when politicians are trying to take content out of museums, attacking the Voting Rights Act and turning to the politics of division. (Chandler, AP News)
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