Climate Justice after the ICJ: Authority, Diffusion, and State Responsibility
The International Court of Justice’s advisory opinion recognizes that inadequate climate action is not just bad policy – it may breach international law.
Catholic teen set to become first millennial saint
Workers install a tapestry on the facade of St Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican depicting an image of Carlo Acutis, a British-born Italian boy who will become the first millennial…
Trump escalates crackdown threats with Chicago ‘war’ warning
People hold anti-Trump signs as they march past Trump International Hotel & Tower in Chicago during a demonstration against the planned deployment of National Guard troops. — AFPProtesters march in…
The night the mountains shook: A doctor on the front lines of Afghanistan’s earthquake
The first jolt threw Dr. Abdul Mateen Sahak out of bed. The second sent him to his phone. It was right before midnight, last Sunday, and the steep, mountainous valleys…
Strong winds fuel fires in Portugal and Spain
A pyrocumulus cloud forms as smoke rises from a wildfire as seen from a cemetery in the village of Vilarmel, Lugo area, Galicia region, Spain, August 16, 2025. — Reuters…
Washington DC residents protest against Trump’s troop deployment to the city
Demonstrators attend the “We Are All DC” march to protest against the National Guard troops, in Washington, DC, US, September 6, 2025. — Reuters Justice dept data shows violent crime…
“We’re here to take it back” – activists seek to combat erasure of Ukrainian artists in museums
‘We’re here to take it back’ – activists fight the erasure of Ukrainian artists in Western museums Since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, much effort has been…
Two French journalists suspended amid accusation of collusion with Socialist party members
Rachida Dati at the Cannes Film Festival, 18 May 2025. “We’re doing the right thing for Dati, Patrick and me.” This is the shocking phrase that sparked controversy in France…
Estonia celebrates its first beatification ceremony in historic moment for Catholic community
Pope Francis in Estonia in 2018. In a historic event for Estonia and its small Catholic community, the beatification Mass of Archbishop Eduard Profittlich SJ (1890-1942) took place in Tallinn’s…