Solcyre Burga

4 days ago | sg.news.yahoo.com | Solcyre Burga

Pope Leo XIV has taken the reins as leader of the Catholic Church, and on Friday, started his first full day as Pontiff with a mass at the Sistine Chapel, during which he called his election both a cross and a blessing.

5 days ago | time.com | Solcyre Burga

Pope Leo XIV has taken the reins as leader of the Catholic Church, starting his first day as Pontiff with a mass at the Sistine Chapel, during which he called his election both a cross and a blessing.

5 days ago | time.com | Solcyre Burga

In the predawn hush of a military base, long before the bustle of morning drills, LeAnne Withrow would quietly slip into the women’s shower room. It was always around 2 or 3am— early enough to be sure no one else was there. Withrow had come out as a transgender woman in 2016, the year before President Donald Trump’s first trans military ban. Her aim, always, was to serve, help fellow soldiers, and go home. Not to become a symbol.

6 days ago | time.com | Solcyre Burga

White smoke emerged from the Sistine Chapel Thursday afternoon after a short two-day deliberation, and onlookers watched while Robert Prevost, the first American pope in history, walked across the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica in a white cassock. More than 100 cardinals gathered to elect Pope Leo XIV as the new leader of the Catholic Church, ushering in a transformative era for the religious institution that will be distinct from its direction under Pope Francis.

1 week ago | time.com | Solcyre Burga

Federal pressure on Harvard University is entering a decisive new phase. On Monday, the Trump Administration announced it would block the country’s oldest university from receiving any new federal research grants, signaling a sharp escalation in its campaign to remake higher education and isolate institutions that resist. “Harvard should no longer seek GRANTS from the federal government, since none will be provided,” said Secretary of Education Linda McMahon in a letter to the university.