Spain
A veteran observer of banking, politics, and the history of Spain fears that the spheres are aligning for a fratricidal war in Spain, mimicking the Civil War of 1936-1939.
Paleontology
The remains of a bear and a wild boar, dating at least 4000 years BC, show that there was contact between Mesolithic hunters and Neolithic farmers.
Catholic Church
Following years of talks between Cardinal Parolin and the government of tiny Andorra, Vatican diplomatic 'discretion' is leading to decriminalization of abortion of a state co-led by a Catholic bishop.
Argentina
There are several bills in Argentina's congress to legalize euthanasia, while Catholic bishops urge reflection on human life as a gift from God.
Catholic Church
As births declined in Ireland by18 percent in the last 10 years, so did baptisms. Cultural Catholicism remains, but for how long?
