Mexico moves migrants from southern state and awaits return of US asylum seekers
Mexico City, Mexico Reuters Mexican officials have sped up the transfer of thousands of migrants from southern Mexico to other regions, as northern border states prepare to receive asylum seekers sent back to Mexico from the United States. Dozens of buses full of migrants, mostly from Central America as well as some from Cuba and […]
Nearly 90 countries join pact to slash planet-warming methane emissions
Glasgow, UKReuters Nearly 90 countries have joined a US and EU-led effort to slash emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane 30 per cent by 2030 from 2020 levels, a pact aimed at tackling one of the main causes of climate change, a senior Biden administration official said. The partnership will be formally launched later […]
US expected to take initial steps soon in aftermath of Cuba protests – officials
Washington DC, USReuters The United States is expected to soon announce initial steps as part of the Biden administration’s review of Cuba policy and in response to Havana’s crackdown on the biggest street protests in decades, State Department officials said on Monday. The senior officials’ comments further signaled that President Joe Biden was not ready […]
The Pope and the President: US bishops try to rein in the Biden administration, but the Vatican is all smiles
JACK JENKINS, writing for Religion News Service, reports on the state of play between the Catholic Church and the Biden administration…
Essay: Can Catholic bishops work with the Biden administration?
US Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, looks at the issues on which US Catholic bishops and the new Biden administration could find common ground…