UN: President Granger in talks with Venezuela’s President Maduro in New York
Coming out of a meeting between the Presidents of Guyana and Venezuela, Venezuela has agreed to send back its ambassador to Guyana while accepting Guyana’s Ambassador Cheryl Miles. Venezuela’s Maduro has also agreed to have a United Nations investigative team visit that country. The team will report to the Secretary General in an effort to find a solution to the controversy. Guyana’s position continues to be that the 1899 arbitration award settled the borders between the two countries.
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Pope Francis: For the Common Good – By Rosaliene Bacchus
Pope Francis addresses U.S. Congress – Washington DC – September 24, 2015
Photo Credit: Catholic News Agency (L’Osservatore Romano)
Pope Francis, leader of the Roman Catholic Church headquartered in Vatican City, is the latest celebrity to hit the shores of America. When he arrived at Joint Base Andrews on September 22, President Obama received him with the honors due a Head of State. After his reception at the White House in Washington D.C. and engagements in New York City, the pope headed for Philadelphia on Saturday morning and will fly out on Sunday evening for Rome. For his seventy-eight years, he sure has a lot of stamina.
The Church’s first Latin American pope has brought much needed fresh air to an institution beset by internal political strife, sex abuse scandal, and rising secularism. Since taking over the leadership position, Pope Francis has called on all Catholics to focus on Jesus’…
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