The new law results from a global sex abuse scandal that has threatened the church's credibility and the pope’s leadership.
The Vatican released a sweeping new law that requires all Catholic priests and nuns worldwide to report clergy sexual abuse and cover-up by their superiors to church authorities, but stops short of spelling out penalties.
The new Roman Catholic Church law issued by Pope Francis on Thursday represents his latest and most concrete attempt to deal with a global sex abuse scandal that has threatened the institution's credibility and the pope’s leadership.
Despite documentation and bipartisan concern, Trump is eliminating programs to locate and return these children.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio singled out four ICC judges in retaliation for actions against the U.S. and Israel.
Sudan asked the U.N.'s top court to instruct the U.A.E. to prevent civilian killings, but the court lacked jurisdiction.
Proposed targets include cutting efforts key to International Criminal Court cases from Russia's war in Ukraine.
Urgent early warning systems and urban heat protections are needed with extreme heat events becoming more frequent.
The reduction in support and services it can deliver is expected to drop to about $50 billion across the U.N. system.
The summit was dominated by U.S. President Donald Trump's first appearance at the world's largest alliance since 2019.
A new report from the U.N. weather agency shows Asia has been heating up nearly twice as fast as the global average.
