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Nearing Anniversary Of Devastating Fire, Notre Dame To Host A Good Friday Service

April 15 will mark the first anniversary of the fire that ripped through the cathedral. The Paris archbishop says he wants to send a "message of hope" through a small Good Friday service.

Climate activists march in Sydney, Australia, during a COP26 protest on Saturday that was one of several demonstrations held around the world.

Thousands protest in Glasgow and around the world for action against climate change

With one week of the COP26 conference left, people worldwide participated in protests in support of climate change action. Activists say that pledges to cut carbon emissions don't go far enough.

A woman walks past the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Jan. 24, 2022. The State Department is ordering the families of all American personnel at the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv to leave the country and allowing non-essential staff to leave Ukraine. The move comes amid heightened fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine despite talks between U.S. and Russian officials.

Russia sees little optimism in US response on Ukraine crisis

The Kremlin says the U.S. rejection of Russia’s main demands to resolve the crisis over Ukraine leaves “little ground for optimism.”

An undated photo of Bishop Emeritus Robert Brom.

Catholic Diocese of San Diego Bishop Emeritus Robert Brom dies at 83

Brom was appointed by Pope John Paul II to be coadjutor bishop of San Diego on April 22, 1989, to assist Bishop Leo Maher, then became bishop of San Diego on July 10, 1990.

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a Christmas liturgy at the Transfiguration Cathedral in St. Petersburg early on Jan. 7, 2020. In the U.S., Orthodox Christianity is a relatively small faith tradition, but in recent years, it has expanded to new regions. Some new converts are using the religion to spread white nationalist views.

Orthodox Christian churches are drawing in far-right American converts

Orthodox Christianity is a relatively small faith tradition in the U.S., but in recent years it has expanded to new regions. Some new converts are using the religion to spread white nationalist views.

A growing number of white nationalists identify with Vladimir Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke in Moscow's Red Square during a Victory Day celebration, telling troops that they are fighting in Ukraine "so that nobody forgets the lessons of World War II."

Amira, the younger daughter in the Koliubaiev family, sits quietly by herself in Arlington, Va., on April 9. She and her mother and sister are staying with a host family after fleeing the war in Ukraine.

A Ukrainian family finds solace in America but cannot escape heartbreak

When Russia invaded Ukraine, Eka Koliubaieva and her two daughters fled to the U.S., where a Virginia couple took them in after learning about the family's plight from a Facebook post.

Authorities in France say they've detained nine people in connection with the decapitation of a history teacher in a Paris suburb on Friday. The teacher had shown caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad to his class, authorities said.

9 People Detained Over Beheading Of Teacher In Paris Suburb

Authorities say an 18-year-old Chechen refugee attacked the teacher after a lesson in which caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad were shown. Among those arrested were members of the suspect's family.

A memorial at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas on Monday. Photographs of the victims, from left, show Layla Salazar, Makenna Lee Elrod, Jayce Carmelo Luevanos and Nevaeh Alyssa Bravo.

What we know about the victims of the Uvalde school shooting

Two teachers and 19 students were killed at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, making it the second-deadliest school shooting in U.S. history.

Emissions from a coal-fired power plant are silhouetted against the setting sun in Independence, Mo., in February. President Biden is announcing a new pledge for the U.S. to reduce carbon emissions under the Paris climate agreement.

Biden Makes New Pledge For U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions: A 50% Cut

The president opened a climate summit by announcing that the United States will aim to cut its greenhouse gas emissions in half, based on 2005 levels, by the end of the decade.

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