Biometric, by Alessandro Mascellino: The European Commission announced the impending launch of at least four large-scale pilots to test the deployment of the European Digital Identity Wallet, with a new call for proposals pointed out by Ronny Khan of the…

Western Standard, by Amanda Brown: The World Health Organization (WHO) has inked a contract with German telecommunication multinational corporation, Deutsch Telekom subsidiary T-Systems, to build the world’s first global vaccine passport system. The WHO is partnering with German computing and…

Reuters, by Francesco Guarascio: Oligarchs’ wealth remains largely untouched in the European Union, weeks after Brussels approved measures to freeze the assets of dozens of billionaires and top officials linked to Russia following its invasion of Ukraine. Every week since…

The Washington Post, by Allison Nicole Smith, Elizabeth Elkin and Sybilla Gross: Even before Russia invaded Ukraine, food prices had been rising around the world, driven by the higher shipping costs, energy inflation and labor shortages that have followed in…

Vatican New, by Massimiliano Menichetti: The ceremony set for 12 March 1622 was supposed to be only for the canonization of Isidore the Farmer, but a different celebration took place instead. Just a few months earlier, in January 1622, the…

USA Today, by Samantha Neely: Rowdy spring break crowds have forced curfews and led some establishments to close their doors from Miami Beach to Florida’s Panhandle. Law enforcement officials in Bay County, Florida, said Sunday that they won’t tolerate the…

Toronto Sun, by Warren Kinsella: So, I’m a Catholic. Irish Catholic, in fact. Every Irish Catholic knows what that means, pretty much. Uncles who were priests, aunts who were nuns, Church every Sunday, the sacraments, all of it. When they…

NBC News, by Jo Yurcaba: U.S. citizens will be able to select the gender neutral “X” as a marker on their passport books starting April 11, the State Department said Wednesday. It made the announcement on the eve of Transgender…

Religion News Service, by Claire Giangravé: As Pope Francis continued attempts to mediate the conflict in Ukraine, former Vatican envoy and outspoken papal critic Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò released a letter Monday (March 7) blaming “deep state” forces in the…

Christian Post, by Ryan Foley: Leaked video footage purports to show a Disney official bragging about “adding queerness” to children’s programming as the company faced scrutiny and criticism surrounding its initial response to a parental rights bill passed in Florida….

Yahoo News, by Dennis Mersereau: The water level at a lake that provides hydroelectric power to millions of homes and businesses is falling dangerously low—so low, in fact, that the dam may soon stop generating electricity. Officials are concerned that…

Marca: On Monday, President of the United States Joe Biden spoke at the Business Roundtable’s quarterly meeting and told the crowd of CEOs that a new world order is coming. Biden’s comments sparked a conversation online that has been prevalent…