“Francis is not resigned to a passive vision of world affairs. We must prepare for a new age of political audacity for the Holy See.” Marco Impagliazzo, president of the Rome-based Community of Sant’Egidio. Source Reference The Audacity of Pope:…

The streets of Baltimore erupted in violence Monday night, April 27, just hours after Freddie Gray, who died in police custody, was buried. City and state police were surprised by the violence and lost control as stores were pillaged and…

“I can’t in good conscience allow the U.S. government to destroy privacy, internet freedom and basic liberties for people around the world with this massive surveillance machine they’re secretly building.” Edward Snowden, speaking of the NSA’s secret surveillance programs to…

More than 4,000 people have been killed and many thousands injured in a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Nepal on Saturday, April 25. Rescuers desperately searched for survivors buried in the rubble as the death toll soared. The entire army…

“I am disturbed by how states abuse laws on Internet access. I am concerned that surveillance programmes are becoming too aggressive. I understand that national security and criminal activity may justify some exceptional and narrowly-tailored use of surveillance. But that…

Pope Francis will make an Apostolic Visit to Sarrajevo in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina on June 6, 2015. During his packed schedule he will visit the President of the Republic at the Presidential Palace, address authorities, conduct a…

“The increasing efforts by evangelicals, and especially a new breed of young activists, to re-examine their attitudes and beliefs about LGBT people is a welcome development.” Gene Robinson, first openly gay and partnered bishop in the Episcopal Church. Source Reference…

On his way to the United States this coming September, Pope Francis will visit the Island nation of Cuba, the Holy See Press Office confirmed. The pope will also meet with President Barack Obama at the White House and will…

“When you have mass surveillance, it’s impossible to meet the intent of the First Amendment because reporters can’t talk to sources because sources are afraid to talk.” Pierre Omidyar, Founder of Ebay. Source Reference An Interview With Pierre Omidyar

Australian parents who choose not to have their children vaccinated will lose childcare benefits up to $15,000 starting in 2016. Currently, the government estimates that 39,000 children under age seven have not received immunizations because their parents are vaccine objectors….

“If we really want to cherish religious freedom, people who want to believe that same-sex marriage should take place, they have a right to believe that, and people who want to believe it’s inappropriate, we should not demonize those people…

On Monday, April 20, 2015, Pope Francis met with a delegation from the Conference of European Rabbis at the Vatican. No pope has ever met with the conference before. “Anti-Semitic trends in Europe,” the pope said at the historic meeting,…