In the 1980s, a U.S. president, a Soviet reformer and a determined pope helped end the Cold War to change the world. It was a “coincidental” partnership, but could it be repeated today with Trump, China’s Xi and Pope Leo XIV?
In the 1980s, a U.S. president, a Soviet reformer and a determined pope helped end the Cold War to change the world. It was a “coincidental” partnership, but could it be repeated today with Trump, China’s Xi and Pope Leo XIV?
The Argentine comic strip, who is now about to get its own Netflix series, was created at a time when Latin America was going through political censorship. A testament to Mafalda’s innocent-but-serious attitude toward world problems, an excellent example of how young people often see more clearly than the rest of us.
Under the watchful eye of the Indian government, yoga master Sri Sri Ravi Shankar wants to resolve the world’s conflicts through a breathing technique. At a gathering last month, he attracted 3.5 million followers in New Delhi.
While Pope Benedict XVI sought to consolidate Catholic doctrine in a secular world, Pope Francis is devoting more of his papacy to bringing peace to the world’s conflict zones.