The bishop criticized Pope Francis as dangerously liberal on divorce, abortion and same-sex marriage Texas Bishop Joseph Strickland, a prominent figure among traditionalist American Catholics, who has been an avid critic of Pope Francis for making the church more welcoming for the LGBTQ community, was removed from his post as bishop of Tyler, the Vatican…

The restrictions forced Russia to develop its own potential, President Putin’s spokesman said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday that the sanctions on Moscow mostly boomeranged on those who imposed them and inspired Russia to develop its own industry.

Kiev will only relent after seizing all the territories it claims as its own, president warns Ukraine will not stop fighting Russia until it takes back all the territories it considers its own, President Vladimir Zelensky told Reuters in an interview this week. Withdrawal of US support would hardly affect Kiev’s policies in this regard,…