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Birthright citizenship goes to the Supreme Court
President Trump's order that would end automatic citizenship for the children of many categories of immigrants has been blocked from going into effec…
1 year, 2 months ago
Palestinians are counting lentils, as Gaza food crisis worsens
Nearly half a million people in Gaza now face starvation, according to a new report from the IPC, the international panel of famine experts who advis…
1 year, 2 months ago
Poland's plan to resist a Russian attack
As a neighbor of Ukraine's and host to more than 2 million of its war refugees, Poland has seen, heard and felt what Russia is capable of, and it's n…
1 year, 2 months ago
Why Bill Gates is giving away his money faster
Last week, the Gates Foundation announced it would spend more than $200 billion over the next 20 years — including nearly all the personal wealth of …
1 year, 2 months ago
Looking for clues from Pope Leo XIV's sermons
The election of the first American pope is a remarkable moment in the two thousand year history of the Catholic Church. But in choosing his name, it'…
1 year, 2 months ago
Why covering the Vatican is a really tough reporting assignment
When NPR listeners think of reports from Italy or the Vatican, usually one name comes to mind: Sylvia Poggioli. She covered much more, of course, ov…
1 year, 2 months ago
After two years of civil war, Sudan's capital is a shell of its former self
It's been more than two years since civil war exploded in Sudan.
By some estimates the conflict has killed as many as 150-thousand people, and displa…
1 year, 2 months ago
This American pope
The cardinals have elected a new pope: Robert Prevost, a cardinal born in Chicago. He has taken the name Leo XIV. He is the first American pope in th…
1 year, 2 months ago
America's air traffic control problem
Newark Liberty International Airport has been a mess the past week, with hundreds of flights cancelled and hundreds more delayed. It was triggered in…
1 year, 2 months ago
For LGBTQ Catholics, a lot depends on the next pope
On the eve of the conclave to elect a new pope, some of the biggest questions hanging in the air have to do with LGBTQ Catholics. Will the church con…
1 year, 2 months ago