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Pope Francis told a gathering of cardinals Friday that clergy who break their vows by sexually abusing children are similar to Judas Iscariot, the disciple who betrayed Jesus Christ.

Pope Francis Tells Abusive Priests And Bishops To Turn Themselves In

Priests who sexually abuse children are like Judas Iscariot, the disciple who betrayed Jesus Christ, Pope Francis told a gathering of cardinals on Friday.

Devil Weed off the coast of the Channel Islands in this undated photo.

Invasive Weed Threatens Kelp Forests Off San Diego Coast

San Diego's kelp forests are facing a threat from El Niño fueled storms and an invasive weed.

Mary Baxter, aka Isis Tha Saviour, is a Philadelphia-based rapper and artist who draws on her personal experience of incarceration in her art.

Becoming Isis Tha Saviour

A former ward of the state who gave birth while imprisoned, Philly rapper Isis Tha Saviour uses hip-hop to transform her trauma into freedom.

"You can't be a novelist, you can't be a creative person, if you are so cynical about the world that everything you say and write is negative," says novelist James McBride. He won the 2013 National Book Award for his novel <em><a href="https://www.npr.org/books/titles/189562779/the-good-lord-bird">The Good Lord Bird.</a> </em>

'Emphasize The Positive': James McBride On The Kindness That Shaped Him

McBride's novel, Deacon King Kong, takes place in 1969, in a Brooklyn housing project similar to the one he grew up in. "In this book and in this community, people generally love each other," he says.

Democratic presidential candidates (from left) Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont participate in Tuesday night's primary debate in Des Moines, Iowa.

4 Takeaways From The Final Democratic Debate Before The Iowa Caucuses

The candidates clashed over war, gender and health care with less than three weeks to go before the first votes in the Democratic presidential nominating fight.

A view of what the locals call the "green zone," an area Afghan National Police say is controlled by the Taliban, as seen from a police outpost along the Kabul-Kandahar highway, outside Maidan Shahr, Afghanistan, on Nov. 7, 2020.

The Taliban Are Getting Stronger In Afghanistan As U.S. And NATO Forces Exit

As foreign troops withdraw, the Taliban have seized parts of Afghan highways and closed in on cities. One arms dealer in the country says they're even buying heavier weaponry.

Afghan security forces stand near an armored vehicle during ongoing fighting with the Taliban in the Busharan area on the outskirts of Lashkar Gah, the capital city of Helmand province, on May 5.

The Taliban Are Getting Stronger In Afghanistan As U.S. And NATO Forces Exit

As foreign troops withdraw, the Taliban have seized parts of Afghan highways and closed in on cities. One arms dealer in the country says they're even buying heavier weaponry.

A picture taken in April shows sargassum seaweed on the French Caribbean Island of Guadeloupe.

Masses Of Seaweed Threaten Fisheries And Foul Beaches

A floating, smelly mass of seaweed called sargassum is covering beaches in the Caribbean and areas along the Gulf of Mexico.

U.S. officers found nearly four tons of marijuana in a shipment of peppers in San Diego.

Spicy With A Twist: Nearly 4 Tons Of Pot Found In Jalapeno Shipment

Hundreds of bulky green packages were discovered amid the spicy chiles. The drugs seized at a San Diego cargo facility were valued at $2.3 million.

This year the Drug Enforcement Administration is accepting electronic vaping devices during its annual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day event.

Want To Get Rid Of Your Vaping Device? The DEA Will Take It

Amid growing concerns over e-cigarette health risks, the Drug Enforcement Administration says it will collect vaping devices and cartridges at National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday.

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