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At Vatican, Pompeo says authoritarian regimes see God as a threat

Vatican
Oct 2, 2019

At the Vatican on Wednesday, United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo denounced authoritarian regimes and autocrats, naming Cuba, Iran, China and Syria as the roots of religious repression, because they fail to acknowledge a power higher than their own.

Pope endorsement of journal’s controversial articles shines light on his view of U.S.

News Analysis
Sep 27, 2019

Pope Francis has endorsed a controversial view of the United States presented in two articles in a prominent Jesuit journal. Like them or not, if you want to understand the pope’s relationship with America, you need to read them.

Beyond the US, the Top Five countries for beefs with the Pope

News Analysis
Sep 15, 2019

Francis hardly is the first pope to generate controversy, but he’s also a lightning rod, and not just in the United States.

Fallout from the latest chapter in Pope Francis’s love/hate bond with the US

News Analysis
Sep 5, 2019

Pope Francis’s latest trolling of American conservatives is likely to cement the antagonism, guaranteeing a permanent source of resistance to pretty much anything Francis says or does from an influential segment of the American Catholic population.

Slain Italian policeman remembered for his ‘extraordinary nature’

Church in Europe
Jul 30, 2019

On Monday the funeral was held for Mario Cerciello Rega – an Italian policeman killed by two American teenagers, and who was praised by friends and family for his dedication to his work, his community and to those in need.

Iraqi Christian leaders plead with US, Iran to sort things out

Church in the Middle East
May 22, 2019

Several leaders of Iraq’s Christian community have appealed to U.S. President Donald Trump not to withdraw troops from the nation, saying many of their problems were caused by American military intervention, and leaving now would only make the situation worse.