John II of France

In the September 24, 2015, political cartoon from the Town Hall, Steve Kelley illustrates Barack Obama and Pope Francis standing next to each other in two different scenarios resembling what Obama thinks of the Pope's beliefs. This political cartoon has two different parts to it, on the top half of the cartoon we see President Barack Obama on the left. President Obama is wearing a suit and tie and has relatively big ears for the size of his head. He has some what of a smile/grin on his face he…

There are many concepts nowadays that individuals argue over and disagree with each other on. Each individual forms their own opinions and beliefs that to them are the right viewpoint unlike everyone else’s whose differs from their own. This is mostly due to environmental influences when growing up that can be identified by parents, neighbors, lifestyle, and so on. Furthermore, when religion is brought into the mix, the situation often times becomes even more complicated. Religious views and…

Pope in Nicaragua In 1983 Pope John Paul II made a short visit to Nicaragua for about eleven hours. Everybody was very anxious for the arrival of the pontiff. They also were curious about the speech that Pope II was going to pronounce. All, Christian, Catholics, and even people who didn’t practice any religion, members of the church or not, they were anxiously getting ready to welcome the pontiff. According to Envio- a digital magazine- “for more than a month, the Nicaraguan…

Catholic Church today such as priesthood, birth control, homosexuality, and the role of women in the church. Pope Francis As the 226th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis serves as the first, non-European, Latin American Pope. Similar to John XXIII, Pope Francis loved the people more than power. He was known as the Bishop of the Slums and even decided to work in some of the most shantytowns. He believes his mission is to go out to where the poor people are and not wait for them to…

On October 4, 1965, Pope Paul VI arrived at the John Fitzgerald Kennedy Airport International Airport,officially being the first Pope to step foot in America. The synopsis of his film states, “ At Saint Patrick's Cathedral he is welcomed by members of the New York archdiocese.” The Pope was widely…

a. Does What You Wear Say Anything About You as a Person? By Michael Gonchar, our personality shows from our clothes. Having Soccer jerseys, nose rings, flannel shirts, head scarves, tattoos and high-top sneakers can tell who you are. Beijing. In China people are sporting plastic decorations on their heads in the shape of vegetables, fruit and flowers. The green beans plastic put to the hair is a way to against the gray, stressed environment of the city. This expand the world, people doing…

In his speech to Congress, Pope Francis issued a call to action to lawmakers that would initially challenge the moral boundaries of federal spending, along with other moral issues. These other issues include climate change, the environment, immigration and the death penalty. Of course he addressed the issues in a Catholic view, but he also lectured in a political sense. He knew what he was going into and knew exactly what the issues in our country were. Pope Francis offers suggestions on how we…

Isabelle Anne Romero, of Filipino decent, standing 5’3 inches was born October 10th, 2001, in Fresno California. Isabelle lives with both her parents and her younger sister Natalie most of the year. However half of the year her grandparents who are from the Philippines come and stay with her family. When they are in town it’s an absolute treat to everyone because of the homemade egg rolls that they generously share with the entire community. Isabelle playing both comp and varsity volleyball,…

In the article “Farewell to the Man in the Red Beret, Enter the Man in the White Silk Mitre: ‘there is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in,” Peter McLaren engaged in an historical debate of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’ legacy after his death and established a parallel between Chavez’ death and the election of Pope Francis. The author expressed that the election of the new pope, who is a Jesuit, could cause a potential revolution in the Catholic Church much like Chavez caused…

When Pope Francis decided to canonize the Franciscan friar named Junipero Serra in September on the pope’s first to the United States, he knew that there would be controversy surrounding his decision. Father Serra was a friar who helped the Spanish mission in California settle and helped to convert the native population to Catholicism. However, the controversy comes from the way in which the friars and the missions went about converting the natives and the way in which they treated them is…