Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump spoke to CNN’s Chris Cuomo about the upcoming visit of Pope Francis, telling Cuomo that he will have no choice but to “scare the Pope.” Cuomo asked Trump how he would respond to the claim by Pope Francis that capitalism can be “toxic,” and Trump replied that he would scare […]
Pope Francis told a crowd that anyone who manufactures weapons or invests in weapons industries is a hypocrite for advocating peace while manufacturing and selling arms. The Pope issued the condemnation, his toughest to date, while speaking before a group of thousands of young people in the Italian city of Turin on Sunday. Setting aside […]
Pope Francis criticized “deviant forms of religion” in the wake of the Islamist terror attacks in Paris last week. In his “State of the World” address to the diplomatic corps today,, Pope Francis referred to the “tragic slayings in Paris”. Quoting from his Message for the “2015 World Day of Peace” from December 8 2014, […]
President Barack Obama made history again today with the announcement that the U.S. will normalize relations with Cuba for the first time in 50 years. This will mean both countries will loosen travel restrictions, re-open their embassies and the economic embargo will relax. It will take cooperation from Congress to completely dismantle and do away […]
Pope Francis told a Vatican audience that the Big Bang Theory and evolution “do not contradict” the idea of creation. NBC News reported that “The Pope’s remarks on Monday to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences appeared to be a theological break from his predecessor Benedict XVI, a strong exponent of creationism.” According to Pope Francis, […]