Israel Approves New West Bank Settlements
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at Israeli settlements in the West Bank, legal upsets for the U.S. trade war, and the Trump administration’s crackdown on elite universities. ...
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How India Alienated Bangladesh
In June 2017, Indian and Chinese troops stared each other down on the windswept Doklam plateau in Bhutan, beginning a standoff that lasted for 73 days. The trigger was a ...
The Meaning of the First Augustinian Pope
While the world is abuzz about the political prospects of the first American-born head of the Vatican, far more consequential may be that Leo XIV is also the first Augustinian ...
How Much Power Does the Aga Khan Have, Really?
When international delegations attended the European Commission’s conference on Syria on March 17, Prince Rahim Al-Hussaini, or Aga Khan V, attended alongside them. Addressing the conference, he reiterated his community’s ...
In India, Controversial Law Threatens Muslim Property
The Indian Parliament—led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies—passed a controversial bill last month that allows the government to determine how Muslim land endowments ...
Report: Young People Are Leading Christianity’s Comeback Across U.S.
More and more young people across the United States and other western countries are reportedly embracing Christianity. The group driving the comeback is Gen Z. Those young men are apparently ...
Pope Leo XIV’s neighbors predicted he would become first American pontiff when he was in kindergarten
Pope Leo XIV’s childhood neighbors in suburban Chicago had predicted when he was just a small boy that he would become the first American pontiff, his brother said. “The interesting ...
Brother of actor who played Paulie Walnuts on ‘Sopranos’ is in Rome for conclave
Father’s brother was in “the family!” One of the priests in Rome for the conclave is the brother of the actor who played famed “Sopranos” mobster Paul “Paulie Walnuts” Gualtieri, ...
Will the Conclave Elect an American Pope?
Today, the College of Cardinals—an elite group of churchmen tasked with selecting the next pope—will enter the Sistine Chapel to begin the election process. Along with discussing the internal needs ...
Pope Francis’s Biggest Mistake Was China
As the Catholic Church—and the world—mourns the death of Pope Francis, reflects on his legacy, and looks to the future with the election of a new pontiff, the Vatican would ...
