New regulation in Hungary took effect on March 15 that essentially bans Sunday shopping, with few exceptions. The law also limits regular store hours to 6am to 10pm. “Exceptions include pharmacies, small shops operated by their owners or family members…

“Tear to pieces the Stars and Stripes.” Kim Jong-un, Dictator of North Korea in a reference to the American flag while telling his military to train so they would be able to destroy the “citadels” of America. Source Reference ‘Tear…

In the wake of the killing of three Muslim students in North Carolina, the city council of Taylor, Michigan has unanimously passed a measure that is designed to “stand in solidarity with the National Network of Arab American Communities ‘Campaign…

“We are, I think today, calling into question even our fundamental values, like freedom, freedom of democracy, prosperity and, for sure, the political order.” Donald Tusk, President of the European Council and former Polish Prime Minister in a speech with…

Television and media have been promoting the gay lifestyle on television for some time, but March 2, 2015 marked a new low. For the first time ever on television ABC’s sitcom episode of “The Fosters” depicted the “first kiss” of…

“It’s a kind of model… “Perhaps it will inspire other leaders to also have the courage to look for the path of dialogue and encounter.” Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican Secretary of State, speaking of way in which the pope and…

Pope Francis has continued to become more popular in the United States. A recent Pew Research Study (February 2015) indicates that a strikingly 90 percent of all U.S. Catholics view the pope favorably and nearly 60 percent have a “very…

“Mr President, it’s time to go full speed ahead with your executive action.” Raul Reyes, in USAToday, urging US President Barack Obama to bypass congress and the constitution on immigration. Source Reference “Obama, ignore GOP threats on immigration”

“I’d like to be an equal citizen in my own country.” Leo Varadkar, openly gay Health Minister of Ireland saying he’d like Ireland’s May 2015 referendum on same-sex marriage to pass. Varadkar thinks same-sex marriage is necessary for him to…

Friday, March 6, 2015 will be an important day in the legacy of U.S. President Barack Obama. On that day, for the first time, Obama’s administration has filed a brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in support of nationwide same-sex…

“Germany is exercising an almost solitary power.” Romano Prodi, former Prime Minister of Italy, writing in an Italian newspaper. Source Reference Britain’s EU retreat means German hegemony warns Prodi

Pope Francis met with Ilham Aliyev, the President of Azerbaijan and his wife in the Vatican. They discussed the Catholic Community in the country of Azerbaijan and initiatives for inter-religious and intercultural dialogue. They also discussed the nation’s regional and…