[ad_1] The US and European leaders are placing their hopes in the Vatican to engage Russia and Ukraine in peace talks, after President Donald Trump said Pope Leo XIV had expressed interest in the idea. The Kremlin isn’t so keen. Russian officials have no plans for President Vladimir Putin to travel to the Vatican or…
[ad_1] The Best Picture nominees at this year’s Oscars include two movies whose main characters embody a political truth that escapes too many of America’s Republicans and Democrats. Unfortunately, only one of the films allows viewers to see it. In Conclave, a drama about the selection of a new pope, Cardinal Lawrence (played by Ralph…
[ad_1] A woman lays a rosary near candles adorned with pictures of Pope Francis outside the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic where Pope Francis is battling pneumonia, in Rome, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025 | Photo Credit: AP Pope Francis was in critical condition Saturday (February 22, 2025) after he suffered a long asthmatic respiratory crisis that required…
