Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò has called on Pope Francis to resign. In an 11-page letter published on Sunday, he accused the Pope of covering up sexual abuse and misconduct. Viganò’s statement centers around one figure, Theodore McCarrick, the former archbishop of Washington, DC. McCarrick resigned from the College of Cardinals […]
Saudi rights activist Israa al-Ghomgham went to trial this week and will return on October 28, facing the death penalty and if she is found guilty, she will be the first woman to be beheaded in Saudi Arabia. According to the Washington Post, Ghomgham faces charges of participating in protests, […]
On August 16th the U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo announced his intention to go forth with the creation of the Iran Action Group. The announcement follows President Trump’s decision this past May to withdraw from the Iran Nuclear Deal and comes paired with strong economic sanctions against Iran and its trade partners. Pompeo stated that the group will […]
Last month, the harrowing experience of a 19-year-old Yazidi woman, Ashwaq Ta’lo, was published. At 14 years old, Ta’lo was sold as a slave to an ISIS terrorist named Abu Humam, but soon escaped captivity and migrated to Germany. However, a few months ago, she was was stopped on the […]
