Binoche, other French environmentalists get Pope’s backing
Vatican CityAP Actress Juliette Binoche and fellow French environmentalists received encouragement from Pope Francis at a private Vatican meeting Thursday where he told them people shouldn’t lose hope even when the condition of the planet can appear “catastrophic”. The urgency for such commitment was made plain by the COVID-19 pandemic, Francis said. “We understand to […]
Turning 100: Lebanon, a nation branded by upheaval, crises
BASSEM MROUE, of The Associated Press, looks at the tragic history of Lebanon…