PROFILE
FROM Rocco Palmo
South American Pope Visits Brazil As we begin this program, Pope Francis is about to land in Rio for World Youth Day in Brazil, the world's largest Catholic nation. The media contingent for his return to South America is said to number some 5000, and the visit is important for many reasons, as we hear from Rocco Palmo, who writes the widely-read Catholic blog, Whispers in the Loggia .
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Trump plays scolder-in-chief with NATO allies At the opening of NATO’s dramatic new headquarters in Brussels today, President Trump acknowledged that Article 5 — promising that “an attack on one nation is an attack on all” -- has only been invoked one time: in the aftermath of September 11. But the President failed to provide what 27 other Alliance members have been waiting for: a re-commitment by America’s new leader to Article 5. Instead, they got a scolding.
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