Iran State TV station FARS announced Saturday morning that four American dual-nationality prisoners were released from Iranian custody in a “prisoner swap” with the United States.
(AP) – A string of explosions tore through central Baghdad within minutes of each other on Thursday, followed by a coordinated assault by gunmen who raided a government building and battled security forces in the streets. The attack left at
By NICOLE WINFIELDAssociated PressVATICAN CITYPope Francis put his humility on display during his first day as pontiff Thursday, stopping by his hotel to pick up his luggage and pay the bill himself in a decidedly different style of papacy than
(AFP) – Israel’s ultra-Orthodox parties, which have traditionally played the role of political kingmaker in the Jewish state, have been left out of a new government line-up for the first time in three decades. Supporters of the two parties —
(AFP) – Pope Francis had part of a lung removed “many, many years ago”, the Vatican said Thursday after the 76-year-old’s historic election. “I confirm that many, many years ago he had an operation in which part of a lung
From his first moments as the new pontiff, Pope Francis demonstrated his humility and his belief in the dignity of all humans by bowing as he asked the crowds in St. Peter’s Square to pray over him. Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio
The first speech of the new pope, Pope Francis I, showed a sense of humor, remarking on how far the Vatican had to travel to find him in Argentina. He also asked for a blessing for his predecessor, Benedict XVI.
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Saudi Arabia is running out of swordsmen to behead people Terrorists disguised as cricketers kill 5 Indian soldiers in Kashmir Xi Jinping envisions ‘China’s Dream’ – world economic and military domination Saudi Arabia is
This morning, Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, a Jesuit priest born in Argentina to parents of Italian ancestry, was elected leader of Roman Catholic Church, taking the name Francis. To non-Catholics, and even to many Catholics, the full significance of all of
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Britain may supply weapons to anti-government rebels in Syria American businesses debate cyber counter-attack on China Administration says cyber defense impacted by sequestration Venezuela to investigate America’s ‘cancer poisoning’ of Chávez Britain may supply
President Obama has issued a statement on the ascension of Pope Francis I: On behalf of the American people, Michelle and I offer our warm wishes to His Holiness Pope Francis as he ascends to the Chair of Saint Peter
New Pope Francis I is an ardent opponent of same-sex marriage, in coincidence with traditional Catholic belief. In 2010, he wrote, “Let’s not be naïve, we’re not talking about a simple political battle; it is a destructive pretension against the
New Pope Francis I is a conservative in the mold of his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI and Pope John Paul II. That’s especially true on the issue of abortion, which he called a “death sentence” for the unborn in 2007.
For over 1,000 years, the Bishop of Rome, Pontiff of the Catholic Church, has come from Europe. In a papal conclave today, Cardinals broke that tradition and named Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio as the 266th Pope of the Church.
(AP) Black smoke again: Cardinals don’t agree on popeBy NICOLE WINFIELDAssociated PressVATICAN CITY Cardinals remained divided over who should be pope on Wednesday after three rounds of voting, an indication of disagreements about the direction of the Catholic church following
President Barack Obama has portrayed the immediate impact of the sequester cuts as a doomsday scenario full of pink slips for teachers. The President also warned about longer TSA security lines at the airport as well as Capitol Hill janitors
A New York Times editorial has distorted the truth regarding several nations’ insistence on retaining certain human rights language in the final document of the UN’s Commission on the Status of Women. The editorial has accused the Vatican, among others,
Six months have passed since the 9/11 attacks on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, which killed U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans, and we are no closer to the truth about what happened. And there is only one
On March 11, results from a two-day referendum showed that 99.8% of Falklanders wanted to remain a British Overseas Territory. To put it another way: Of the 1,517 votes cast in the referendum, only three answered “no” to the question,
Argentine President Cristina Kirchner dismissed a referendum that saw Falkland islanders vote overwhelmingly to remain a British territory, rejecting demands that she accept the outcome. Kirchner, whose popularity has plummeted under economic woes at home, said the vote in the
Progressive media’s attempt to create a narrative that links the presidency of Barack Obama and the papal potential of Ghana’s Cardinal Peter Turkson (he’s been a favorite of some odds-makers) glosses over something very important – just who Turkson is
Black smoke – quite a lot of it, so there was no mistake – poured from the Sistine Chapel smokestack Tuesday night, at 7:41 PM Rome time, signaling that the first vote of the Roman Catholic cardinal-electors on a new
With Washington facing the risk of more Al Qaeda splinter groups pouring into Syria from Iraq, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is increasing “support to elite Iraqi antiterrorism groups.” The goal is to shut down Iraqi-based groups who have “strong ties”
According to Vatican Radio, the College of Cardinals attended a Mass together, “for the election of a pope,” on Tuesday morning in St. Peter’s Basilica, in advance of the voting process that will ultimately determine the next successor to St.
The Roman Catholic cardinals gathered at the Vatican in Rome to elect a new pope have entered the Sistine Chapel to start the conclave. They will literally be locked in the historic structure until their work is finished. As all
(AP) – The main suspect in the grisly poisoning of Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko in London withdrew on Tuesday from the British inquest into the murder, saying that political pressure and state secrecy were preventing him from clearing his name.
