USA Today, by Geoffrey S. Corn and Rachel E. VanLandingham: We can’t lock up the coronavirus in a jail cell and throw away the key, as much as we’d like to. But we should consider giving our justice system an…

Mint: The coronavirus crisis will not be the last pandemic, and attempts to improve human health are “doomed” without tackling climate change and animal welfare, the World Health Organization’s chief said. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus also condemned the “dangerously short-sighted” cycle…

NBC News, by Alexander Smith: Dozens of countries have effectively tried to seal off the islands of the United Kingdom in a drastic attempt to halt the global spread of a new coronavirus variant. But it may be too late,…

Airlines: Governments are beginning to use testing as a means of limiting the risks of COVID-19 importation when re-opening their borders to travelers without quarantine measures. IATA Travel Pass will manage and verify the secure flow of necessary testing or…

Politico, by Jules Darmanin: A French government bill presented Monday that could restrict freedom of movement for unvaccinated people during a “sanitary state of emergency” is riling up opposition lawmakers even before it’s discussed in parliament. The bill aims to…

CNS News, by Michael W. Chapman: Although former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg is a practicing homosexual “married” to another man, influential Catholic priest Rev. James Martin, SJ, praised him and congratulated President-elect Joe Biden for picking the “openly gay”…

Zenit, by Marina Droujinina: As the end of the year approaches, Pope Francis had a telephone conversation with the President of the State of Israel, Reuven Rivlin, reported the Italian Agency SIR on December 15, 2020. The exchange took place…

Christian Post, by Anugrah Kumar: American pastor Andrew Brunson, who was imprisoned for his faith in Turkey for two years, predicted that persecution of Christians in the United States will intensify due to “hostility toward people who embrace Jesus Christ…

Zenit, by Deborah Castellano Lubov: Pope Francis received President of the Republic of Slovakia, Mrs. Zuzana Čaputová, today, Dec. 14, 2020. According to a Vatican statement, the discussions were cordial and highlighted the good existing bilateral relations between the States,…

Reason, by Steven Greenhut: A friend of mine, who had spent many years establishing a successful printing business in the Midwest, opened his local newspaper to find a story about a fancy redevelopment project that the city had proposed in…

NY Post, by Associated Press: The deadly pandemic that tore through the nation’s heartland struck just as Aaron Crawford was in a moment of crisis. He was looking for work, his wife needed surgery, and then the virus began eating…

NBC News, by Haley Messenger: The Pope means business. Capitalism met Catholicism on Tuesday, as some of the world’s biggest business leaders announced a new partnership with Pope Francis. The alliance, known as the Council for Inclusive Capitalism with the…