Editor Brian Harrod Provides Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, with aggregated news from sources all over the world from the Roundup Newswires Network
Pope Francis, right, flanked at right by Mons. Konrad Krajewski, celebrates his 80th birthday sharing a breakfast with homeless people before celebrating Mass with cardinals at the Vatican, Saturday Dec. 17, 2016.
Pope Francis, right, flanked at right by Mons. Konrad Krajewski, celebrates his 80th birthday sharing a breakfast with homeless people before celebrating Mass with cardinals at the Vatican, Saturday Dec. 17, 2016.
Ken Hackett, the U.S. ambassador to the Holy See, is gearing up to try retirement for the second time. The retired president of Catholic Relief Services, the U.S. bishops' overseas aid agency, is leaving his ambassadorial post three years and three months after presenting his credentials to Pope Francis.
Pope Francis' characterization of worldwide tensions based largely on race and ethnicity couldn't be more on point. The leader of the world's Roman Catholic community labeled it a "virus."
Asked Sunday about Pope Francis' expression of sorrow on the death of Fidel Castro, Sen. Marco Rubio said that as a Catholic he believes in the Pope's theological authority but his faith does not bind him when it comes to foreign policy positions. During an appearance on CNN's "State of the Union," Rubio's criticism of President Obama's statement of condolence following the death of the former Cuban dictator was noted he called it "pathetic" but then interviewer Dana Bash pointed about that Pope Francis, too, had expressed sorrow.
Pope Francis waves as he arrives, accompanied by Cuba's President Raul Castro, at the Havana airport September 19, 2015. REUTERS/Tony Gentile "I express to you my sentiments of grief," said Francis in a message to Castro's brother , President Raul Castro.
Russian President Vladimir Putin praised Fidel Castro as the "symbol of an era," the Kremlin said in a statement Saturday. Former London mayor Ken Livingstone said Mr Castro was an "absolute giant of the 20th century", and blamed the US for the restrictions on civil liberties under his leadership.
Pope Francis warned against politics of fear, urging the world to stand against "physical and social walls," in a speech at the Vatican just days before the U.S. Election Day - without referencing it directly - according to America, The National Catholic Review. "Because fear - as well as being a good deal for the merchants of arms and death - weakens and destabilizes us, destroys our psychological and spiritual defenses, numbs us to the suffering of others," he said Saturday.
In this Oct. 4, 2016 photo, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gestures with a firing stance as he announces issuing side arms to army troopers during his visit to its headquarters in suburban Taguig city, east of Manila, Philippines. ng rhetorical fireworks where a single match might suffice.
Pope Francis on Sunday advised US Catholics who feel they are torn between two imperfect candidates for president to study and pray before they vote and to make sure to follow their conscience. During his traditional, freewheeling in-flight news conference with reporters on the plane returning from Azerbaijan, Francis was asked how he would counsel American faithful and what wisdom they should keep in mind.
Much has been made of Donald Trump's problems with a few voting groups -- female voters, blacks and Hispanics, and young voters, in particular. And, to be sure, they are all problems.
Much has been made of Donald Trump's problems with a few voting groups - female voters, blacks and Hispanics, and young voters, in particular. And, to be sure, they are all problems.