Dispatches

Later this week the President of the United States the most important person on the planet will pardon a turkey Now if this were quot Scandal quot this tradition might actually make sense insofar as it would give Fitz yet another reason to demand Liv come and visit The scene President Fitz

Three Catholic priests and a layman have been arrested by the police in Granada Spain charged with the sexual abuse of minors the Spanish Ministry of the Interior confirmed on November 24 The arrests came after the Spanish media last week revealed that Pope Francis had intervened directly in the

What does the next week hold for you Time with family Food-based comas Rioting in malls over things you could buy for less on Amazon Or maybe stuck working even on Thanksgiving for poor wages and or in rotten conditions just so that the rest of us can buy all those things this holiday for less

Pope Francis has appointed Cardinal Robert Sarah 69 from Guinea West Africa as Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments nbsp The Vatican made the announcement on November 24 nbsp nbsp He succeeds Cardinal Antonio Canizares Llovera who led this congr

The United States and Europe should engage in ldquo strong mediation rdquo to bring an end to the violence that is spreading in Jerusalem and the Holy Land Bishop William Shomali the Palestinian-born auxiliary bishop of the Latin Patriarchate in Jerusalem told me in an interview November 20 n

As the violence escalates in Jerusalem and the Holy Land I contacted Rabbi Ron Kronish a man of faith who has long worked for peace in this land and asked how he reads the present situation and what if any hopes he has for an end to the violence and the establishment of peace Rabbi Kronish is an

Pope speaks at Second International Conference on Nutrition at the UN in Rome.