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A first-person written message from Pope Francis was shared Sunday as the leader of the Roman Catholic Church continues his hospitalization in Rome.  "I have recently received many messages of affection, and I have been particularly struck by the letters and drawings from children," Pope Francis posted on X Sunday. "Thank you for your closeness, and for the consoling prayers I have received from all over the world!" "I urge you to continue your apostolate with joy and to be a sign of a love that embraces everyone, as the #GospelOfTheDay suggests," another post said. "May we transform evil into goodness

In Minnesota, Muslims and Somali Americans talked politics, religion and how their votes were swayed in the 2024 election. Some showed a new affinity for the Republican Party under Donald Trump. "Somalis were inherently Democrats," Salman Fiqy told Fox News Digital.Fiqy explained further that the first wave of Somali immigrants came to the U.S. in the late 90s and engaged in politics during the Obama era. "So that's why they saw themselves aligned with Democrats and then things have changed for the worse with the Democrats," Fiqy said.TRUMP EARNS ENDORSEMENT FROM 'HIGHLY RESPECTED' MUSLIM LEADERS IN BATTLEGROUND STATEFiqy is an outspoken Republican

A Hawaii man was freed after spending 30 years in prison for a murder he says he did not commit, and some of the first things he did after his release was enjoy a steak dinner and visit his mother's grave.Gordon Cordeiro had his freedom secured on Friday after a judge ordered him released in light of new DNA evidence that led to the overturning of his conviction in the 1994 fatal shooting of Timothy Blaisdell on the island of Maui.Cordeiro's mother, Paulette, died in September 1994, a month before her son was arrested. She died at the age of

Billionaire Elon Musk said Saturday that "the bar is very low" after announcing that all federal employees must report their productivity if they wish to keep their jobs.Musk, a senior advisor to President Donald Trump, said earlier on Saturday that employees will receive an email giving them a chance to explain how productive they were the previous week. If an employee fails to respond to the email, Musk said the government will interpret that as a resignation."Consistent with President @realDonaldTrump’s instructions, all federal employees will shortly receive an email requesting to understand what they got done last week," Musk wrote

Savannah Chrisley opened up about how speaking out about her conservative political views impacted her career.In July 2024, the 27-year-old TV personality gave a speech at the Republican National Convention where she endorsed now-President Donald Trump ahead of the 2024 election, saying that her family being branded the "Trumps of the South" was a "badge of honor." Chrisley has also frequently voiced her support for Trump and his Make America Great Again movement on her social media. The former "Chrisley Knows Best" star recently revealed that she plans to seek a presidential pardon from Trump for her parents, Todd and Julie

An institutionalized man who confessed to the 2011 killing of a homeless man in Connecticut in which he also ate the victim's body parts in a cemetery was granted a conditional release.Tyree Smith was granted a conditional release by the Nutmeg State’s Psychiatric Security Review Board on Friday, allowing him to leave Connecticut Valley Hospital in Middletown, although he will remain under supervision and will continue to receive mental health services, according to WFSB.Smith's doctor said the cannibal killer has been rehabilitated and is taking medications to help with psychosis and voices in his head, the outlet reported."To quote the director

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt joined Fox News host Lara Trump for her first sit-down television interview since officially starting her historic role with the Trump administration.Leavitt is already making her mark on the American people a month into being the White House press secretary. At 27, the New Hampshire native is the first person from Generation Z to hold the title."Definitely never imagined this, but I love my job. I'm so honored and humbled to be the press secretary for President Trump, who, as you said, truly is the most dynamic president in our lifetimes, and it's such

Rachel Zane to the courtroom!Meghan Markle has an "open invitation" to reprise her role on "Suits LA," the show's creator said this week.  "We have thought about whether it be Meghan or any of the other cast members coming on and playing themselves as an actor," Aaron Korsh, who created both "Suits" and its spinoff, told People magazine at the "Suits LA" premiere Thursday. "I think, for me, that's a little ... my brain blows up at the thought of that. Obviously, if Meghan wants to come back under any circumstances, Meghan can come back."MEGHAN MARKLE ACCUSED OF COPYING SPANISH COAT