Blog Archives December 2023

Pope Francis makes urgent call for peace in the land of Christ’s birth

Pope Francis has kicked off global Christmas celebrations with a lament – that Jesus’s message of peace is being drowned out by the “futile logic of war” in the very land he was born. Israel’s deadliest-ever war on Gaza cast a shadow as the pontiff presided over the evening Mass on Sunday, attended by 6,500 people at St Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican.»

Xmass Trees Without Autumn

A Christmas tree can be something colorful, happy, bright, even fun; but real chirpings will never be heard among its branches and it will not have summers, springs or autumns; if anything, only fake winters.»

Cuba celebrates Teacher’s Day

Cuba celebrates Teacher's Day by commemorating the 62nd anniversary of its declaration as a territory free of illiteracy, the first great educational feat of the nascent revolution in the Caribbean island.»