Pope Francis Praises NBA Players During Meeting in Vatican to Discuss Social Justice

Pride singer was granted an audience with the pontiff before she performed at a Christmas concert in Vatican City. Amy, from Bishopbriggs, near Glasgow, posted a photo on Instagram.

Todd Gloria made history as he was sworn in Thursday as San Diego’s mayor — He is the first self-identified member of the LGBTQ community and first person of color to be elected to the post. Photo: Screenshot from City of San Diego virtual ceremony.

Tommie Smith, who won the Gold Medal and broke the world record in the 200-meter race in the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City and promptly got banished by the USOC and rendered a pariah for raising a gloved fist during the National Anthem to protest racism, is poised to get more of the reconsideration he deserves. With Drawn Arms, a stirring documentary about Smith’s protest and ensuing odyssey that is directed by Glenn Caino and Afshin Shahidi,, will air Sunday on Bounce.

direct to your inboxThe Spice Girls don't reunite very often but it seems The Chase host Bradley Walsh has 'brought them back together'.Obviously, it's all a bit tongue-in-cheek as fans of the nineties girlband will have already guessed. What we are talking about though is that the latest team of contestants featured on the ITV game show were called Victoria, Mel, Emma and Gerry.

Kris Jenner is renowned for her iconic short hairstyle, but in 1973, the Keeping Up with the Kardashians star rocked long, shoulder-length hair during her time at high school.MORE: 9 surprising facts about the Kardashian kids you wouldn't have knownThe famous momager attended Clairemont High School in San Diego, California, and photos from her year book have been colourised by MyHeritage.In one photo – Kris – whose real name is Kristen Houghton – looked confident and happy, beaming at the camera

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis will make a pilgrimage to Iraq in March, pandemic conditions permitting, the Vatican said Monday, in announcing what would be the pontiff's first trip abroad in more than a year. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said Francis will make the March 5-8 visit, with stops in Baghdad, and the “plains of Ur, linked to the memory of Abraham,” the Biblical patriarch who is revered by Jews, Christians and Muslims, as well as to the cities of Irbil, Mosul and Qaraqosh.

San Diego teachers are required to undergo “white privilege” training, in which they must accept that their supposed unconscious bias is perpetuating racial superstructures, according to leaked documents. The documents, obtained by independent journalist Christopher F.

The Republican mayor of San Diego, Calif., Kevin Faulconer, called out Gov. Gavin Newsom Friday for the continued growing frustration in the state over coronavirus restrictions, saying there is “no science behind” his executive orders.

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Pope Francis’ new book “Let Us Dream,” The Associated Press erroneously said the book was ghost-written by the pope’s English-language biographer, Austen Ivereigh. Ivereigh collaborated with Francis on the book.

Watch Video: Francis Ford Coppola Previews Recut 'The Godfather Part III' With New Title, Beginning and EndingAn aging Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) wants nothing more than to make himself and his family “legit”; the casinos have been sold off, he has re-branded himself as a philanthropist and humanitarian, and in the film’s new beginning, he makes a deal with the head of the Vatican Bank to exchange an infusion of $600 million for control of a huge European conglomerate.

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Naman Ramachandran The Bangladesh Oscar Committee has selected acclaimed anthology film “Sincerely Yours, Dhaka” as the country’s entry to the 2021 Oscars’ international feature film category.“Dhaka” is a collection of 11 shorts set in Bangladesh’s capital city by 11 emerging filmmakers: Nuhash Humayun, Syed Ahmed Shawki, Rahat Rahman Joy, M.D.

Three Mexican nationals with suspected ties to the violent Sinaloa cartel were charged in federal court Tuesday after U.S. agents discovered a massive stockpile of cash, drugs and ammunition at a San Diego truck yard just north of the Mexico border.

Pope Francis defended the protests against police brutality in the wake of George Floyd’s death as a fight for “human dignity” — while blasting demonstrations against COVID-19 restrictions in a new book that he authored during the Vatican’s lockdown. In the book “Let Us Dream,” the 83-year-old pontiff addressed the killing of Floyd, a Black man who died after a Minneapolis cop pressed his knee on his neck for several minutes.

Californians are “rightfully” angry over the state’s new coronavirus restrictions, San Diego's Republican Mayor Kevin Faulconer told “America’s Newsroom” on Monday. Faulconer made the comments following weekend protests in California over the curfew that went into effect on Saturday for the majority of the state.

coronavirus lockdown.In “Let Us Dream,” Francis also criticizes populist politicians who whip up rallies in ways reminiscent of the 1930s, and the hypocrisy of “rigid” conservative Catholics who support them. But he also criticizes the forceful downing of historic statues during protests for racial equality this year as a misguided attempt to “purify the past.”The 150-page book, due out Dec.