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Who Were the Huns Who Invaded Rome? A New Study Has Revealed Surprising Genetic Diversity
Researchers found that the group led by Attila the Hun contained a mixture of diverse ancestries, with at least a few related ...
The New York Times1d
Francis Is in the Hospital. What Happens When a Pope Dies?
By Elisabetta Povoledo and Jason Horowitz Reporting from Rome and Vatican City The Catholic world is gripped with uncertainty as Pope Francis, 88, remains in a Rome hospital because of a complex ...
ZME Science5d
Ancient DNA Reveals the Surprising Origins of Attila’s Huns. Genetics Point to an Ancient Mongolian Empire
Ancient DNA traces the Huns' journey from Mongolia to Europe. But this wasn't straightforward.
Daily Mail6d
Who is Raymond Leo Burke? The Wisconsin-born cardinal who could become the first American pope
Pope Francis' biggest critic, an anti-vaccine traditionalist papal lawyer who would be the first American pontiff, is among the frontrunners to replace him. Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke ...
CBS News6d
Pope Francis' health stays critical but stable as Vatican starts nightly prayers in St. Peter's Square
Vatican City — Pope Francis remained in critical but stable condition Tuesday evening, with his blood parameters remaining stable as he works from the hospital while battling double pneumonia ...
CBC.ca6d
With the Pope hospitalized, Italians gossip about who might come next
(Andrew Medichini/The Associated Press) Francis still has a ways to go to outlive Pope Leo XIII, who died in 1903 at 93. But he's on track to equal or surpass Pope Gregory XII, perhaps best ...
The Boston Globe6d
Vatican says Pope Francis is critical but stable with no new respiratory crises
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis was in critical but stable condition Tuesday, with his blood parameters remaining stable and no new respiratory crises, as he worked from the hospital while battling ...
The Washington Post6d
Pope Francis shows slight improvement and resumes some work, while still critical, Vatican says
ROME — Pope Francis remained in critical condition Monday but showed slight improvement in laboratory tests and resumed some work, the Vatican said, including calling a parish in Gaza City that ...
New York Post6d
Pope Francis rested well all night, Vatican says
Pope Francis, who is in critical condition in a hospital battling double pneumonia, rested well throughout the night, the Vatican said on Tuesday. The 88-year-old pope was admitted to Rome’s ...
WBAL-TV6d
Thousands gather in St. Peter’s Square to pray for Pope Francis
Reports of an improvement in Pope Francis's condition tonight from the Vatican. They say that the Pope has been doing better. He has been able to call the parish in Gaza and also to do some work ...
Cleveland.com6d
Thousands pray for Pope Francis outside the Vatican
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Thousands of people gathered in St. Peter’s Square to pray for an ailing Pope Francis, expressing sorrow for his suffering, hope for his recovery and gratitude for his ...
Scientists find genetic link between Attila’s Huns and Xiongnu empire that fought Han China
A link between the Huns and Xiongnu was long suspected and now scientists say DNA evidence links the two empires across the ...