... pope's finance czar, in an interview with The Boston Globe today, the idea is to get the Vatican off the gossip pages and to make it boringly successful. HARI SREENIVASAN: And what are some of the reasons why it is not as successful as it used to be? We ...
... word because Brazil and Argentina are always opponents," Francis told the paper. On Thursday, Francis issued a video message that urges players and fans to make the World Cup a showcase for teamwork and solidarity and not an demonstration of racism and greed. Argentina plays its first match Sunday, against ...
... other teams should people be watching? What are you -- who are you watching? TOMMY SMYTH, ESPN: Well, I'm going to be watching -- I mean, Argentina certainly are a team that you're going to have to watch. They're playing in South America. They have one of -- arguably the ...
While the pope's spokesman said that Francis had "no political agenda or proposals to make" during his trip to Israel, Francis' presence in the Holy Land, in Palestinian territory and Jerusalem, was filled with political implications. After meeting with Israeli survivors of the Holocaust, Francis unexpectedly went and prayed ...
... breeds that have survived in poorer parts of Europe where modern breeds of cattle aren’t as available. The process of breeding these cattle to make them more like their ancestors is called “back breeding.” The foundation has already produced 150 crossbred cattle, said Goderie. The first of these crossbred ...
... like Switzerland have entertained capping compensation so that what the highest-paid workers take-home can’t exceed 12 times what the lowest-paid employees make (though a referendum to that effect was defeated at the polls), America’s business culture -- indeed its national mythology -- feeds on the possibility of ...
... s known as yellowcake powder and then converted to a gas. Uranium oxide contains two main parts, or isotopes: uranium-235 and uranium-238. To make an atomic bomb or power a nuclear power plant, the uranium needs to contain more of the uranium-235 than the uranium-238. That ...
Gaffes made by a fresh crop of ambassadorial nominees — several of them Obama campaign donors — have stirred up consternation about political appointments to diplomatic positions. Gwen Ifill gets analysis from former Foreign Service officer Nicholas Burns and Walter Russell Mead of The American Interest.
The Fed policies of Ben Bernanke and Janet Yellen, who begins her term Feb. 1, are making former Harvard economist Terry Burnham withdraw his money from Bank of America.
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="480"] Pope Francis has gained high approval ratings amongst Catholics and non-Catholics worldwide for his humility and moderately progressive views. However, recent remarks by Archbishop Fernando Sebastian Aguilar calling homosexuality a "defect," stand in contrast the pontiff's views. Photo by Guiseppe Cacace/AFP/Getty Images[/caption] Controversial remarks made by Spain's newest cardinal have landed...
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