Reuters, by Philip Pullella: Pope Francis met on Saturday with U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Catholic who has come under criticism from some bishops in the United States for her support for abortion rights. Their meeting took place several…

USA Today, by Bailey Schulz: Starting Oct. 30, the Canadian government will require all air travelers and passengers on interprovincial trains to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The new policy, first announced in August, will affect all commercial air travelers, passengers…

AP News, by Sarah El Deeb and Bassem Mroue: Lebanon on Friday mourned seven people killed in gunbattles on the streets of Beirut the previous day, a confrontation that erupted over a long-running probe into last year’s massive port blast…

News•in-24, by Janice: The Hessian state government under Volker Bouffier (CDU) has passed new corona rules. The 2G option was expanded to include the entire retail sector. This means: even supermarkets and grocers can decide to only let in those…

Los Angeles Times, by Michael Hiltzik: There’s something unquestionably alluring about claiming religious exemptions from government mandates and employer policies. For one thing, religious beliefs are almost impossible to disprove. Courts have said that they don’t have to conform to…

End Time Headlines, by Ricky Scaparo: A magnitude 6.2 earthquake has reportedly struck just south of the Big Island of Hawaii at 2:48 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, according to the USGS. According to KTLA News, The quake struck at a…