Centuries after the Holy See muzzled Roman Catholic stargazers for questioning the centrality of the Earth in the cosmos, Jesuit astronomers from the Vatican’s in-house observatory are increasingly writing their names in the heavens. The Vatican, run by Pope Francis, the first Jesuit pope in history, recently announced that three more Jesuit scientists from its […]
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Anti-U.N. Protests in Congo Leave 15 Dead, Including 3 Peacekeepers
Demonstrations began on Monday in front of the United Nations base in Goma, the capital of North Kivu, and then spread to other towns in the province, including Butembo, with protesters demanding the departure of the peacekeeping forces, claiming that they had failed to protect civilians. That sentiment has been gathering pace in recent weeks, […]