New Pope Elected: Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost Vatican City has welcomed a new leader for the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics: Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, marking a historic moment as the first American-born pope. estone in the Catholic Church’s history, bringing a new chapter under Pope Leo XIV’s leadership. Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, a 69-year-old from…
Harvard University is refusing to bow to pressure from former U.S. President Donald Trump, even if it means losing billions in federal funding. In a public letter, Harvard’s interim president Alan Garber made the university’s stance clear: “No government – regardless of which party is in power – should dictate what private universities can teach.”…
GOMA, DR Congo – April 13 — Peter Fahrenholtz, a veteran German diplomat and former ambassador to Rwanda, has visited Goma, a strategic city in eastern DR Congo currently under the control of the M23/AFC rebel group. During his visit, Fahrenholtz met with North Kivu Deputy Governor Willy Manzi and other local officials to discuss…
Goma, DRC – April 13, 2025 – The M23 rebel group has called for the immediate withdrawal of Southern African Development Community (SADC) forces from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), following overnight clashes in Goma, the provincial capital of North Kivu. In a statement issued Saturday, April 12, the Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC) –…
Walikale, DR Congo — The M23 rebel group, operating under the banner of Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC/M23), has pledged to “neutralize any threat at its source” following what it describes as escalating attacks and systematic human rights violations in areas it had previously vacated to facilitate peace efforts. In a statement issued Thursday, April 10,…
