Pope Francis: There Is Faith in Humor

Spies foiled assassination plots during historic Iraq visit, Pope Francis says

Two assassination attempts made against Pope Francis when he made a historic visit to northern Iraq were foiled by British spies and police inside the country.

NBC News - 48m

Pope assassination plot foiled by UK intelligence

Pope Francis reveals in his new book that he was targeted by suicide bombers during a 2021 trip to Iraq.

BBC News - 8h

Pope says he was almost assassinated in 2021 but British intelligence foiled plot

Excerpts from Francis’s autobiography say British intelligence and Iraqi police foiled two suicide bomb plots. Pope Francis has said he escaped a double suicide bombing during a visit to Iraq three ...

The Guardian - 1d

Labour seems to be flailing, but keep faith: Starmer’s long-term plans are both radical and sound | Polly Toynbee

Goals for low-carbon energy, prison reforms, housebuilding and more are ambitious and nation-changing. They won’t happen overnight. This is slow government. This solemn and serious cabinet is not ...

The Guardian - 1d

Pope Francis: There Is Faith in Humor

The best thing to do in front of a mirror is to laugh at ourselves. It is good for us.

The New York Times - 1d

WH: Drones not national security risk, argues administration has made 'good faith effort' to be transparent

The White House on Monday said the drones that have been spotted in the Northeast are not a national security or public safety risk, just after President-elect Trump questioned why officials have ...

The Hill - 1d

Francis Ford Coppola looks back on his groundbreaking career

Legendary director Francis Ford Coppola, a 2024 Kennedy Center honoree, reflects on his groundbreaking career, the impact of family and his lasting legacy in film.

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Francis Ford Coppola reflects on family, legacy and Kennedy Center honor

Over a career spanning more than half a century, Francis Ford Coppola has created cinematic masterpieces. "CBS Mornings" spoke with him about his legacy and Kennedy Center honor.

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From Mark Pope to Igor Milicic Jr., here are the names reshaping the game in 2024

Here are eight of college basketball's game-changers this season -- including three taking the court Saturday.

ESPN - 2d

Pope Francis makes 1st papal visit to France's Corsica awash in expressions of popular piety

Pope Francis on the first papal visit ever to the French island of Corsica on Sunday called for a dynamic form of laicism, promoting the kind of popular piety that distinguishes the Mediterranean ...

ABC News - 2d

Meloni races to finalise budget to affirm markets’ faith in Italy

Investors’ optimism on coalition’s fiscal rectitude has lowered Rome’s cost of borrowing substantially

Financial Times - 2d

Bluegrass rivalry enters new era with No. 5 Kentucky and Louisville led by Mark Pope and Pat Kelsey

Fifth-ranked Kentucky maintained its dominance of archrival Louisville with a 93-85 victory Saturday

ABC News - 2d

UC Riverside Highlanders vs. St. Francis III Fighting Saints: How to watch online, live stream info, start time, TV channel

How to watch California Riverside vs. St. Francis (IL) basketball game

CBS Sports - 3d

Pope to meet Macron in Corsica after sitting out Notre-Dame reopening

Yahoo News - 3d

Pope Francis to focus on regional 'crisis and conflict' during first papal visit to Corsica

Yahoo News - 3d

Niagara Purple Eagles vs. St. Francis Red Flash: How to watch online, live stream info, start time, TV channel

How to watch Niagara vs. St. Francis (Pa.) basketball game

CBS Sports - 3d

College basketball rankings: Kentucky holds firm at No. 5 as Mark Pope continues to impress in first season

Pope has, to this point, exceeded expectations leading the Wildcats through their early schedule

CBS Sports - 5d

Pope calls for debt reduction for poorer nations to mark Vatican's 2025 Jubilee Year

Pope Francis is calling on wealthy countries and institutions to substantially reduce if not outright cancel debt as a matter of justice on the occasion of the Vatican’s 2025 Jubilee Year

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Gabriel Jesus struggles to win over Arsenal faithful despite improvement in Champions League win vs. AS Monaco

The Brazilian was able to put in a quality shift, but he's still far from where many expected him to be at this point

CBS Sports - 6d

Rural resurrection: A Greek village leans into faith in fight against demographic collapse

In the remote mountains of central Greece lies Fourna, a village in danger of disappearing due to its aging population

ABC News - Dec. 11

Book Review: Weike Wang’s 3rd novel 'Rental House' finds beauty and humor in a marriage of opposites

Weike Wang’s latest novel, “Rental House,” features an interracial couple, Nate and Keru, who meet-cute at a Halloween party at Yale, fall in love and get married despite their different backgrounds

ABC News - Dec. 10

Pope Francis and advocates add to pleas for Biden to clear federal death row

Pope encourages prayers for people with death sentences as pressure grows for Biden to act before Trump takes office. Pope Francis has called for commutations for people on death row in the US, ...

The Guardian - Dec. 9

Grateful Dead, Francis Ford Coppola and Apollo Theater among Kennedy Center honorees

Tributes were paid Sunday night to Francis Ford Coppola, the Grateful Dead, Bonnie Raitt, Arturo Sandoval and Harlem's famous Apollo Theater at the 2024 Kennedy Center Honors. Vladimir Duthiers has ...

CBS News - Dec. 9

Stars of 'His Three Daughters' on the film's heated emotions, dark humor

As grieving sisters, Carrie Coon, Elizabeth Olsen and Natasha Lyonne tangle while coming to terms with their father's death.

Los Angeles Times - Dec. 9

Iran ‘lost faith’ in Assad before his ousting

Insider says Tehran declined to provide more military support for now-deposed Syrian leader

Financial Times - Dec. 8

Pope Francis installs 21 new cardinals, many key figures in his reform agenda

Pope Francis will have created 110 of the 140 cardinals under 80, thus eligible to vote in a conclave.

CBS News - Dec. 7

Pope creates 21 cardinals to carry out his reform plans

Pope Francis has installed 21 new cardinals, many of whom are key figures in his reform agenda

ABC News - Dec. 7

Pope Francis presides over ceremony for new cardinals with wide bruise on his chin

Pope Francis appeared with a significant bruise on his chin Saturday, but presided over a ceremony to install new cardinals without apparent problems

ABC News - Dec. 7

Inside the Faithful Restoration of Notre-Dame

After Notre-Dame caught fire in 2019, France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, promised to reopen the cathedral in five years. The timeline seemed a Hail Mary. Yet here we are. Michael Kimmelman, ...

The New York Times - Dec. 6

West Ham set to keep faith with Lopetegui for Wolves match

Under pressure Julen Lopetegui is set to take charge of West Ham for their crucial Premier League game with Wolves on Monday.

BBC News - Dec. 5

Trump Has ‘Lost Faith’ in N.R.A., Says Gun Group Official

In a new letter, an N.R.A. vice president said the troubled group needed to rebuild trust with Donald J. Trump and his inner circle.

The New York Times - Dec. 5

A Women’s Soccer Star Faced Bad-Faith Attacks. More Are Inevitable.

The N.W.S.L. failed to protect a player who became a lighting rod for hate, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

The New York Times - Dec. 4

Pope Francis receives first all-electric popemobile from Mercedes

Pope Francis uses the popemobile to greet pilgrims in St. Peter's Square during general audiences and other papal ceremonies.

CBS News - Dec. 4

You gotta believe: Democrats must rediscover faith

The increasingly leftward lurch of the Democratic Party as a whole has alienated millions of people of faith and raises serious questions about the ability of our party to regain the White House in ...

The Hill - Dec. 4

Kentucky vs. Clemson score: Tigers upset No. 4 Wildcats in first loss under coach Mark Pope

Kentucky was 7-0 under first-year coach Mark Pope before falling to Clemson

CBS Sports - Dec. 4

Pope Francis discusses Ukraine with Hungary's nationalist leader Viktor Orban

Pope Francishas met Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban at the Vatican and discussed with him the war in Ukraine, focusing on the humanitarian situation and efforts to promote peace in the region

ABC News - Dec. 4