His appearance today was unannounced but not unexpected as Swiss Guards were posted around the square, a sign that the pope would be present at some point.
The Israeli military began perhaps its most aggressive ground offensive so far in the war to root out what is left of Hamas, maintaining an almost daily pace of incursions and airstrikes. The results have been devastating.
Roosevelt understood, as few American presidents had before him, that there was no inherent separation between Christian charity and democratic citizenship.
The Good WordPalm Sunday of the Lord's Passion (C)