Already the longest-lived of the 45 men to serve as U.S. president, Jimmy Carter is about to reach the century mark. The 39th president, who remains under home…
Read more Jimmy Carter at 100: A century of changes for a president, the US and the world since 1924CHENNAI, India — Prime Minister Narendra Modi has wielded near-total control over Indian politics since coming to power 10 years ago, with one exception: He has failed to…
Read more Why voters in southern India are more resistant to Modi’s Hindu-centric politicsVATICAN CITY—Appearing at the altar of St. Peter’s Basilica in the same vestments he’d worn the day before, a hungover Pope Francis reportedly played a Bible-themed movie Thursday…
Read more Hungover Pope Francis Plays Bible-Themed Movie During MassCOLUMBIA, S.C. — COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Joe Biden doesn’t need to worry about his prospects in South Carolina’s Democratic primary next week. He’s got that locked up.…
Read more Biden returns to South Carolina to show his determination to win back Black voters in 2024AYODHYA, India — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday opened a controversial Hindu temple built on the ruins of a historic mosque in the northern city of…
Read more Millions of Indians celebrate a new temple. For Modi, it is a triumph of his Hindu-first politicsNEW DELHI — Frenzied preparations were underway Wednesday in India’s northern holy city of Ayodhya to mark the opening of a grand temple for Lord Ram, Hinduism’s most…
Read more Modi's promised Ram temple is set to open and resonate with Hindus ahead of India's electionNEW DELHI — It began with a dinner invitation. How it ends could affect more than a billion people. State-issued invites sent to guests of this week’s G20…
Read more Is it India? Is it Bharat? Speculations abound as government pushes for the country’s Sanskrit nameNEW DELHI — India’s prime minister has a reputation of casting himself as an ascetic. So when Narendra Modi leads foreign dignitaries and bureaucrats in a session for…
Read more Living la vida yoga: India’s Modi will bend leaders into shape on International Yoga DayWASHINGTON — On President Joe Biden ‘s first day in office, he handed Congress a legislative plan to modernize the nation’s immigration system. It went nowhere, just like…
Read more Biden leaning into global diplomacy to manage migration at US-Mexico borderSAYREVILLE, N.J. — Nicole Teliano used to play games on her phone in the mayor’s office while her mother worked down the hall several evenings a month, tending…
Read more A NJ pastor-politician is gunned down, and a community reelsPLAINS, Ga. — Jimmy Carter already had drawn months of media scrutiny as a devout Southern Baptist running for president. Then the 1976 Democratic nominee brought up sex…
Read more Jimmy Carter and Playboy: How ‘the weirdo factor’ rocked ’76PLAINS, Ga. — Jimmy Carter already had drawn months of media scrutiny as a devout Southern Baptist running for president. Then the 1976 Democratic nominee brought up sex…
Read more Jimmy Carter and Playboy: How ‘the weirdo factor’ rocked ’76KYIV, Ukraine — The courtyards of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra have been busy with more than just the usual worshippers, going to and from its churches in the sprawling…
Read more Tensions on the rise at revered Kyiv monastery complexCHARLESTON, W.Va. — Some people said West Virginia needs a law to codify the right of residents to challenge government regulations that interfere with their religious beliefs because…
Read more West Virginians clash over religious freedom bill at hearingNEW DELHI — India’s government on Friday withdrew its appeal to citizens to mark Valentine’s Day next week not as a celebration of romance but as “Cow Hug…
Read more Indian gov’t withdraws appeal to hug cows on Valentine’s DayCOLLEGEVILLE, Minn. — As monks chanted prayers in Saint John’s University church, members of the student LGBTQ organization, QPLUS, were meeting in their lounge at the Minnesota institution’s…
Read more LGBTQ students wrestle with tensions at Christian collegesCAIRO — An Iranian lawmaker said Sunday that Iran’s government is “paying attention to the people’s real demands,” state media reported, a day after a top official suggested…
Read more Iran morality police status unclear after ‘closure’ commentNEW DELHI — Israel’s envoy to India on Tuesday denounced a filmmaker from his country after he called a blockbuster Bollywood film on disputed Kashmir a “propaganda” and…
Read more Israeli filmmaker comments on Kashmir film stoke controversyJERUSALEM — Extremist politician Itamar Ben-Gvir, who has a long record of anti-Arab rhetoric and stunts, will become Israel’s next minister of national security, according to the first…
Read more Far-right Ben-Gvir to be Israel’s national security ministerBALTIMORE — Even as they signaled a continued hardline stance on opposing abortion and same-sex marriage, the nation’s Catholic bishops acknowledged Wednesday that they’re struggling to reach a…
Read more US Catholic bishops worry about abortion views in the pews
