Most severe job crisis since “Great Depression” Four times as many jobs were lost last year due to the coronavirus pandemic as during the worst part of the global financial crisis in 2009, a U.N. report said Monday.
COVID-19 Lockdowns Set Precedent for Climate Change Lockdown They want to use the COVID lockdown as the model for climate lockdowns,” said Morano of Democrats and the broader left
In Biden’s Cabinet, Catholics and Jews dominate Like the president-elect, the majority — at least eight — are Catholic.
Pope Francis seeks prayers for global Christian unity The World Council of Churches (WCC) has invited all Christians to join online prayers
Bill Gates becomes top US farmland owner The Land Report researchers concluded that Gates, now the fourth richest man in the world, and his wife, Melinda, own 242,000 acres of farmland.
Health 17-year-old in ICU after receiving second coronavirus vaccine dose New Coronavirus Variants Complicate the Battle Against the Pandemic Californian dies hours after getting COVID-19 vaccine, prompting probe Moderna CEO says the world will have to live with Covid ‘forever’ 13 deaths linked to Pfizer vaccine jabs Mexican doctor hospitalized after receiving COVID-19 vaccine Can COVID-19 vaccine prevent infecting others? Scientists to search for answer Dangerous COVID Strain To Become Dominant In U.S. By March, CDC Warns While COVID-19 is Raging, Flu Cases Remain Unusually Low
Climate Change President Joe Biden rejoins the Paris climate accord in first move to tackle global warming China vows to beef up 'weather modification' capabilities To Stave Off Climate Change, the World’s Wealthiest Must Cut Carbon Emissions by 97%: UN Report With Biden, The Whole Climate Will Change Norway to 'completely ban petrol powered cars by 2025'
Freedom of Speech Capitol attack will spur broad crackdown on domestic extremists Parler’s de-platforming shows the exceptional power of cloud providers like Amazon It’s time to raise the cost of spreading conspiracy theories Twitter purged more than 70,000 accounts affiliated with QAnon after Capitol riot
Civil Unrest Some in the GOP parrot far-right talk of a coming civil war Pandemic and unrest fuel the biggest National Guard mobilization since World War II Business failures and civil unrest to rise in 2021
Catholic Church Liberation Theology Pope to new Ambassadors: Work for a more just and fraternal world
Catholic Church Pope Francis: Witness to the truth by exposing ‘fake news’ Pope Francis says violent protests at U.S. Capitol ‘must be condemned’ Eucharist offers intersection between First and Second Coming Pope Francis teams up with UN to educate world on sustainable lifestyles, gender equality, global citizenship Pope Francis tells Orthodox leader: I am confident we will achieve full unity Vatican says use of Covid vaccines made from aborted fetal tissue is ethical Pope Francis urges countries to share COVID-19 vaccines Pope criticises people going on holiday to flee COVID lockdowns Pope: Mary is the road we must travel to reach Jesus
Pope Francis teams up with UN to educate world on sustainable lifestyles, gender equality, global citizenship
Economy Biden unveils $1.9T plan to stem COVID-19 and steady economy Canada unveils largest economic relief package since WW2 Inflation Is on the Way for 2021 – Here’s What That Means for You Covid-19 has forced UK to become a cashless society ‘before it is ready’ Spend as much as you can,' IMF head urges governments worldwide As U.S. Fights Today’s Problems, Tomorrow’s Inflation Starts to Stir
Jesuit China A year on, China is shaking up the world No ‘Negative’ News: How China Censored the Coronavirus China’s new digital currency spells the end for the US dollar’s global dominance ‘Their Goal Is to Make You Feel Helpless’: In Xi’s China, Little Room for Dissent Cultural genocide': The 'dark secret’ uncovered on Chinese border Set expectations low': verdict unlikely from WHO team exploring Covid origins in China
Merging Church & State A practicing Catholic, Biden hopes to peel believers away from Trump D.C. cardinal says Church, Biden have common ground on immigration, race relations
Food Shortage Pandemic aftershocks overwhelm global supply lines A Massive Food Shortage Is Looming, Food Banks Warn Bill Gates becomes top US farmland owner
Religious persecution & Freedom of Speech Exposing Religious Persecution Leads to Harsh Punishment in China The bill that could change religious freedom as you know it Tulsi Gabbard: Domestic-Terrorism Bill Is ‘a Targeting of Almost Half of the Country’
Privacy & Civil Liberties Belgium bans leisure travel for a month to combat pandemic Military Intelligence Agency Says It Monitored U.S. Cellphone Movements Without Warrant Tracking who gets vaccinated is vital for public health, but it's raising privacy concerns WhatsApp Users Urged To Download Signal, Skype Following Controversial Privacy Update Brits could wear Covid face masks FOREVER as coronavirus will ‘always be with us’, warns JVT Tech coalition working to create digital COVID-19 vaccination passport Companies are racing to build digital passports for people to prove they’ve had the Covid vaccine
Religious persecution Should Hong Kong crackdowns count as ‘anti-Christian persecution? Pelosi Scolds ‘Faith-Oriented’ People Who ‘Don’t Believe in Science’
Universal Basic Income Universal basic income: An option for Europe? Are pandemic relief checks making UBI inevitable? Meet the mayors pushing for guaranteed income in 30 cities across the country
Religous Liberty Israeli govt brings Messiah Closer by Promoting Sabbath Observance to Jews Worldwide
Bible support Archaeologist ‘discovers childhood home of Jesus’ in Nazareth Israel unveils parts of Herod's palace buried by Judean king