“The threat from terrorism is real, but we will overcome it. We will prevail by being strong and smart, resilient and relentless, and by drawing upon every aspect of American power.” President Obama during speech on terrorism. Source Reference Address…

The World Health Organization has declared the mosquito-borne Zika virus as a global “public health emergency of international concern” and has said that it will spread everywhere except Canada and Chile. Considered for many years to be a minor-league virus,…

The United Kingdom has gone bonkers. They tried giving school children a diverse array of 25 options to gender-identify themselves on a government-sponsored gender survey. The bizarre and misleading survey, which was given to 13-18-year-olds, included “tri-gender,” and “genderqueer,” “in…

On October 31 there will be a one-day ecumenical commemoration in Lund, Sweden of the start of the Protestant Reformation. And Pope Francis will be on hand to conduct a worship service for the 500th anniversary of the posting of…

“What Mr. Trump Proposes, in this case targeting all Muslims, is a horror movie that we Jews are quite familiar with.” AJC Global Jewish Advocacy, reacting to Donald Trump’s comments about a national Muslim database. Source Reference Donald Trump clouds…

Faure Essozimna Gnassingbe, the president of the Republic of Togo met with Pope Francis in the Vatican on January 28. He then met with Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin and Archbishop Paul Richard. A Vatican statement said, “During the…

“Registering everyone of a certain religion to a list? We’ve seen that. It doesn’t end well.” Jewish group Bend the Arc, reacting to Donald Trump’s comments about a database to register American Muslims. Source Reference Trump crosses new line, endorses…

In an effort to deepen unity, Pope Francis apologized for the Catholic Church’s mistreatment of other Christians, and called on Catholics to forgive followers of those traditions for any offenses of “today and in the past.” Rome increasingly covers her…

“I didn’t suggest a database-a reporter did. We must defeat Islamic terrorism & have surveillance, including a watch list, to protect America.” Donald Trump defending his position on establishing a national registry for Muslims. Source Reference Donald Trump clouds position…

Missing out on sleep, it turns out can have a serious impact on your future health. Scientists and other experts have know for a long time that not getting enough sleep or enough quality sleep can is linked with a…

Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump unequivocally embraced the evangelical Christian community in a Saturday speech in Sioux Center, Iowa. “I’m a true believer,” he said. “And you’re many true believers — I hope all — is everybody a true believer…

The Holy See has diplomatic relations with 180 nations, and its diplomatic corps is the oldest of all, going all the way back in some cases to the 5th century, and more formally since the 15th century. Today, the Vatican’s…