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Big Questions · 2026-08-10
Why Arbaeen – the Shiite Muslim pilgrimage of mourning – has a deep significance that brings millions to Iraq each year
Each year, millions of Shiite Muslims walk to Karbala to honor Husayn, the prophet’s grandson, whose death continues to shape their faith.
Good News · 2026-08-10
Two injections a year: the HIV shot has started arriving, and the hard part is the queue
Nine African countries have now given 191,620 doses of lenacapavir — a drug that stops HIV by jamming the virus's protein shell — but supply, not science, is the limit.
Big Questions · 2026-08-10
‘Sanctuary people’ redefine what it means to protect immigrants in uncertain times
Many faith groups supporting immigrants root their mission in the idea of ‘accompaniment,’ which springs from Catholic social teaching.