The 2025-26 season is the Cleveland Orchestra's 24th under the baton of music director Franz Welser-Möst, who will lead the ...

The Vatican’s central number is public — and the sisters of the Pious Disciples of the Divine Master make sure all who call it get a real person, not the “press 1 for English, 2 for Latin” version of ...

How’s Pope Francis doing? Can you give him my get-well wishes? Can I speak with him directly? The nuns who operate the Vatican’s switchboard are fielding a growing number of calls with questions like ...

The sisters respond to each caller, offering reassurance and encouraging prayers for the pontiff. Unlike most institutions ...

Does history repeat itself? Or does it rhyme? WBUR literature writer Katherine Ouellette recommends eight books that remind ...

A bitter and bloody war in Ukraine has devastated the country, further isolated Russia from the West and fueled economic insecurity around the world. As Russia and Ukraine prepare to discuss a ...

Europecategory· 5:48 AM UTC Ukraine drone attacks kill one in Rostov, Russian authorities say Russian air defence units destroyed 59 Ukrainian drones that targeted Russia's southwestern regions ...

Information provided on Forbes Advisor is for educational purposes only. Your financial situation is unique and the products and services we review may not be right for your circumstances.

DONALD Trump has claimed that key parts of a Ukraine peace deal have already been agreed with Vladimir Putin — but without input from Volodymyr Zelensky. The high-stakes conversation will be ...