Day: January 16, 2024

.@JakeSullivan46 and I had a productive meeting today with President @ZelenskyyUa at @wef. We discussed battlefield updates, recent reform efforts, and the U.S.’ enduring support for Ukraine as it continues its fight for freedom against Russia’s war of aggression. pic.twitter.com/43q9weg5rc

— Secretary Antony Blinken (@SecBlinken) January 16, 2024

Pope Francis to Hold Private Lenten Retreat for Fifth Consecutive Year  National Catholic Register

Pope refines Vatican norms for spending, awarding contracts  National Catholic Reporter

Sports can unite the world, celebrate diversity, pope tells athletes  Catholic Review of Baltimore

Pope Francis cancels Lenten retreat and invites Roman Curia ‘to live a period of spiritual exercises in a personal way’  The Dialog

Pope Francis: ‘I Like to Think of Hell as Empty’  National Catholic Register

Russia jails officer for buying wrong hardware to protect Crimean bridge from Ukrainian attack – TASS  Reuters

Russian Officer Jailed 6 Years for Crimea Bridge Drone Defense Failure  The Moscow Times

Russia’s Foreign Ministry’s Trolling Attempt Backfires – Badly  Yahoo New Zealand News

Humanitarian worker Chris Parry died unlawfully in possible ‘war crime’ by Wagner Group, inquest hears  LBC