Pope Francis

The former tech executive made a mark on the presidential campaign with his less-than-rosy view of the country’s future, and he still thinks it’s exactly what Americans need to hear. Edward-Isaac Dovere April 27, 2020 David WilliamsWe’re going to get through this, the politicians say. We’ll be stronger than ever,…

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Italy’s Roman Catholic Church has reprimanded the government for not allowing the faithful to return to Masses at the start of a gradual staged end to Europe’s longest coronavirus lockdown. FILE PHOTO: Pope Francis leads Mass and the Regina Coeli prayer in Rome's Santo Spirito in…

ATLANTA (AP) — As the global death toll from the coronavirus surpassed 200,000 on Saturday, countries took cautious steps toward easing some lockdowns, while fears of infection made even some pandemic-wounded businesses reluctant to reopen.The states of Georgia, Oklahoma and Alaska started loosening restrictions on businesses despite warnings from experts…

While the entire West has publicly voiced its disapproval of how China hid information about the spread of the coronavirus that originated in Wuhan, as well as its suppression of its own doctors for “rumors and trying to spread panic,” there has been one world leader who has thus far…

VATICAN CITY, April 22 (Reuters) - Pope Francis made an impassioned plea for protection of the environment on Wednesday’s 50th anniversary of the first Earth Day, saying the coronavirus pandemic had shown that some challenges had to be met with a global response. Francis praised the environmental movement, saying it…

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis made an impassioned plea for protection of the environment on Wednesday’s 50th anniversary of the first Earth Day, saying the coronavirus pandemic had shown that some challenges had to be met with a global response. FILE PHOTO: Pope Francis greets members of the media…

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Wednesday urged Europe to remain united in overcoming the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, speaking on the eve of an EU summit to discuss a huge but divisive economic stimulus package. The pandemic has put new strains on the unity of the 27-member…

The global pandemic is the worst thing that could happen to the concept of “globalism,” a fervent left wing tenet. Famous people from Barack Obama to Pope Francis have touted the benefits of a world with no power index - that all nations should be pretty much the same because…

FILE PHOTO: Pope Francis leads the Regina Caeli prayer at noon on Easter Monday from the library of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican April 13, 2020. Vatican Media/ Handout via REUTERS VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis urged politicians on Monday to put aside partisan differences in order to…

HALLE, Belgium (AP) — Belgian Prime Minister Sophie Wilmes just wanted to do the humane thing.After so many frail and elderly nursing home residents had been held in seclusion from their loved ones in the first weeks of the lockdown to contain the coronavirus pandemic, Wilmes said her government decided…