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Military parade and No Kings protests: a split-screen of a divided America
Frank Langfitt WASHINGTON, D.C., and ANNAPOLIS, Md. — There are events that become a Rorschach test that brings out America’s political and cultural divisions in bold relief. Saturday’s military parade — which celebrated the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary and also fell on President Trump’s birthday — was that kind of moment. As the Trump administration…
Pope Leo, Taking Helm of a Divided Church, Urges Unity
Pope Leo XIV Presiding over a Mass in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, Leo was inaugurated as the first American pope, in a ceremony filled with ancient and symbolic rituals. By Jason Horowitz Reporting from Vatican City Leo XIV on Sunday celebrated an outdoor Mass formally inaugurating him as the 267th pope of the Roman…
Ukrainian families divided by Russian occupation hang on and hope to be reunited
Eleanor Beardsley ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine — On a recent Saturday morning, several dozen volunteers at a youth center are weaving strips of cloth to make camouflage netting for the Ukrainian army. They are in the capital of Ukraine’s southeastern province of Zaporizhzhia, about two-thirds of which is controlled by Russian forces. The front line is 25…