Volume 2 - 2024 | https://doi.org/10.3389/famrs.2024.1548605 This article is part of the Research TopicMarine TurtlesView all 8 articles Editorial on the Research TopicMarine turtles This Research Topic presents a collection of seven studies that advance our understanding of marine turtles in need of conservation action This editorial summarizes four original research manuscripts and one brief research report; all highlighting the complex threats that marine turtles face and underscoring the need for multidisciplinary approaches to develop effective conservation strategies revealing that bycatch rates in pelagic longline fisheries are disproportionately affecting juvenile and adult turtles Their findings advocate for stricter regulations the adoption of bycatch reduction technologies and targeted outreach to fishers to ensure compliance Marine pollution, particularly plastic debris, poses a growing threat to marine turtles (Nelms et al., 2016). Plastics not only degrade marine habitats but also directly impact turtle health through ingestion and entanglement. Muñoz-Pérez et al. provide alarming evidence of plastic ingestion in juvenile green turtles in Ecuador’s national parks (Galapagos and Machalilla) Their analysis links high levels of plastic ingestion to compromised health metrics emphasizing the urgent need for regional and global efforts to reduce plastic waste entering marine ecosystems Given the pervasiveness of plastics in the oceans future studies should explore the long-term physiological and reproductive impacts of chronic exposure and develop actionable policies to reduce marine litter particularly in feeding grounds where marine turtles spend most of their life cycle The role of oceanic currents in dispersal and genetic diversity remains poorly understood, emphasizing the need to study coastal and developmental feeding grounds (Cardona and Hays, 2018). These transboundary habitats are critical for marine turtle survival, highlighting the need to understand population connectivity to inform effective conservation strategies (Stokes et al., 2015) Levenson et al. track post-hatchling green turtles in the eastern Caribbean shedding light on the elusive “lost years” of juvenile turtles The research highlights the importance of oceanic currents in shaping the dispersal of early life stage turtles and emphasizes the need for protecting these critical habitats across multiple exclusive economic zones (EEZs) this study corroborates that the tracked animals primarily inhabit waters of developing countries particularly Small Island Developing States (SIDS) which often lack the resources for long-term conservation programs to protect threatened species Genetic diversity is key to the survival of threatened populations. Prosdocini et al. examine the genetic composition of green turtles in Uruguayan coastal feeding areas identifying multiple genetic stocks (nesting origins) This diversity suggests that these feeding grounds are vital for various populations highlighting the need for targeted cross-boundary conservation measures involving both African and South American countries advocating for their protection to safeguard wider marine biodiversity This work highlights the importance of integrated conservation approaches that will not only protect marine turtles but also benefit the ecosystems and species they support As iconic species, marine turtles have drawn the attention of scientists and the public for decades (Mazaris et al., 2018) This highlights not only the ecological importance of these species and by promoting habitat protection and pollution reduction we can work toward ensuring the survival and recovery of these species the articles in this Research Topic emphasize the need for advancing and integrating transboundary conservation initiatives As threats to marine turtles continue to evolve it is essential that our research and conservation strategies evolve alongside them This Research Topic encompasses novel contributions on key themes. By bridging knowledge gaps and fostering collaboration across disciplines, we can work toward a future where marine turtles thrive in healthy and balanced ecosystems. This Research Topic represents a step in that direction, and we hope it inspires continued innovation in marine turtle research and conservation, especially among emerging scientists from Global-South countries (Shanker et al., 2023) The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest All claims expressed in this article are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of their affiliated organizations Any product that may be evaluated in this article or claim that may be made by its manufacturer is not guaranteed or endorsed by the publisher Marine turtles as sentinels of ecosystem health: is fibropapillomatosis an indicator Crossref Full Text | Google Scholar individual movements and genetic structuring of populations Crossref Full Text | Google Scholar Crossref Full Text | Google Scholar Destoumieux-Garzón D. 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Volume 2 - 2024 | https://doi.org/10.3389/famrs.2024.1351226 The highly migratory and marine nature of species such as green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) may hinder understanding of basic life history and impact ensuing management and conservation applications across their full range To elucidate the linkages between juvenile green turtles foraging in coastal waters of Uruguay in the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean to their future nesting or feeding grounds this study investigated their genetic composition A total of 201 tissue samples were collected from turtles that had stranded or were intentionally captured for scientific research along the Uruguayan coast (ca 33°–35°S) during two sampling periods (2003–2005 and 2009–2014) Twelve mitochondrial control region haplotypes and ten subhaplotypes were identified all of which had been previously detected at Atlantic or Caribbean nesting beaches Mixed Stock Analysis revealed that most turtles traced to the Ascension Island rookery representing a substantial connection to the remote mid-Atlantic island thousands of kilometers distant such as Guinea Bissau in Africa and Trindade Island in Brazil There was no significant temporal or spatial genetic structure within Uruguayan waters Despite the geographic distance from the nesting beach the significant connection to the Ascension Island rookery underscores the importance of considering rookery population size and ocean current influences in understanding source contributions These findings emphasize the need for conservation efforts including the maintenance of existing protected areas and the creation of new ones to ensure the long-term conservation of green turtles connected to various nesting colonies and feeding grounds genetically characterized for the first time in this study Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean feeding grounds are not shown The connectivity of feeding grounds to each other and their genetic diversity patterns can be assessed providing insights on gene flow and priority areas for conservation albeit with the significant exception of Uruguay The objective of this work was therefore to characterize genetic diversity and connectivity of juvenile green turtles foraging in Uruguayan coastal waters the study investigated: 1) the genetic makeup of the mitochondrial control region; 2) spatial and temporal genetic structuring within Uruguay; and 3) connections to other feeding and nesting areas PCR products were sequenced using a 3730 xl DNA analyzer (Applied Biosystems) by the Macrogen sequencing service (Macrogen Europe All samples were sequenced in both directions Sequences were edited and aligned using Bioedit V 7.0 (Hall, 1999). Mitochondrial haplotypes were classified according to the widely-utilized standardized designation provided by the Marine Turtle Sequences website, maintained by the Archie Carr Center for Sea Turtle Research at the University of Florida (ACCSTR; http://accstr.ufl.edu/genetics.html) and 8 for a unique identifier of that haplotype The subhaplotype designation for the longer ~780 bp fragment which overlaps with and extends the shorter ~481 section addresses any additional variation beyond the overlapping part with a decimal point followed by a unique number The AMOVA considered three groups: North Atlantic rookeries Genetic differentiation between all western Atlantic feeding grounds was further investigated using pairwise comparisons Statistical significance was tested using 1,000 permutations Table 1 Mitochondrial control region diversity of green turtles in Uruguayan feeding grounds As no significant differences were found when comparing haplotype frequencies between the different sampling areas in Uruguay (inner estuarine, outer estuarine, and oceanic zones; Figure 2; X2 (11 p = 0.251) or among sampling years or periods there (X2 (22 data from various coastal locations and time periods were pooled into one single Uruguay sample as corresponding longer sequences remain unpublished haplotype diversity (h) was 0.392 +/− 0.043 and nucleotide diversity (π) was 0.002 +/− 0.001 Table 2 Genetic differentiation among western Atlantic green turtle feeding grounds Correspondingly, mitochondrial D-loop sequences from Uruguay, such as the dominant CM-A8, had been previously reported in other foraging areas along the South American coast, and CM-A5 is common in the Caribbean (Supplementary Table S3) The rare haplotype CM-A42 detected in Uruguay had been previously reported among turtles foraging in Argentina and Brazil (GenBank: JF308481.1) sub-haplotypes CM-A8.2 (GenBank: JF308473.1) and CM-A45.1 (PP429908) have been described in foraging areas in Brazil and Africa and/or African rookeries The 95% confidence intervals were fairly broad The results of the Gelman and Rubin diagnosis were between 1.0 and 1.02 Their differentiation from more distant feeding areas underscores the distinctiveness of this aggregation These discoveries hold significant conservation implications by demonstrating the likelihood that threats in this region are impacting connected sites and vice versa In light of the species’ conservation status these linkages highlight the need for environmental regulations across their habitats It is also clear that the possession of such areas constitutes a great responsibility for the countries that receive turtles from different parts of the planet on their coasts This lack of resolution highlights the need for further geographic sampling particularly of uncharacterized African foraging areas to determine their connectivity as well as genomic sampling to narrow down confidence intervals if possible Testing alternative methods such as stable isotope analysis of dietary composition as well as expanding traditional tagging and satellite telemetry studies are recommended to determine connectivity in the context of oceanographic studies like particle modeling that predict hatching movements success in the management of these areas requires multidisciplinary studies that allow understanding of their dynamics On average the green turtles foraging further north are much larger and closer to reproductive age than the small juveniles developing in Uruguay the latter are likely recent recruits from the pelagic area given their size and are probably not old enough to start the juvenile natal homing process Additional studies integrating multiple approaches and considering ecological parameters such as oceanographic data on currents and distribution of food resources would be valuable for understanding the demographic dynamics in the region These different sources of information would help determine if the changes in the proportion of recruits are related to intrinsic complex behaviors or transient responses to ecological factors The study results support the inclusion, currently being considered, of new Marine Protected Areas spanning green turtle habitats in the National System of Protected Areas in Uruguay, as well as legislative and other measures. Not only will these protect this distinctive group of juvenile green turtles, but also maintain their related ecosystems and food webs. According to Crouse et al. (1987) and Chevallier et al. (2020) the key to improving the prognosis of threatened sea turtle populations lies fundamentally in reducing the mortality of immature stages like juveniles the stages to which population growth is most sensitive By increasing the survival of young turtles in their developmental feeding areas such as in Uruguay through protective measures the future of adult males and females that contribute to the maintenance of the different nesting colonies can also be enhanced International cooperation is required given the transboundary nature of green turtle populations connected by dispersal and migration Many of the sites in this study are contained within protected areas such as fishery interactions or habitat alteration along reproductive or developmental migrations must be addressed such as through effective regulation and establishment of new protected areas this study emphasizes the necessity of implementing protected zones and regulatory measures that encompass the diverse transboundary habitats where these endangered species thrive with the overarching goal of securing the conservation The data presented in the study are deposited in the NCBI GenBank repository accession numbers PP378115–PP378126 and PP425333–PP425342 The animal study was approved by Fauna Department-Ministry of Cattle The study was conducted in accordance with the local legislation and institutional requirements The author(s) declare financial support was received for the research The project was supported by the Conservation Leadership Program (Future Conservationist 001404F; 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It also incorrectly stated when Paz Cook joined the organization. The Daily Tar Heel apologizes for this error. VATICAN CITY (CNS) — “We need a pope who is capable of building unity among everyone,” a cardinal mentioned by media as a papal contender told the Argentine newspaper La Nación May 1. “That is to say, a pope who is inclusive, who does not exclude anyone or anything.” A Spaniard with deep ties to Latin America and North Africa, Cardinal Cristóbal López Romero of Rabat, Morocco, could be just that figure. The 72-year-old Salesian missionary has spent more than three decades of his priestly ministry in the developing world and now leads a tiny Catholic minority in a Muslim-majority country. He was appointed archbishop of Rabat in 2017 and created a cardinal by Pope Francis in 2019, shortly after the pope’s trip to Morocco. During that visit, the pope described the local Catholic community not in terms of numbers but in terms of witness — a theme Cardinal López regularly echoes. “It is not a problem to be few; the problem would be to be salt that has lost the flavor of the Gospel, or light that no longer illuminates anyone,” he said in a 2023 interview. A vocal supporter of synodality, Cardinal López sees the church’s path forward as one of mutual listening even when disagreements arise. “There are cardinals who, for example, see the synod as a disaster and useless, and others of us who are enthusiastic,” he told La Nación. “But those differences should not stop us from living unity.” In a May 1 interview with Italian daily La Repubblica, he said the church needs to “build unity without suffocating diversity.” “Diversity is not a problem, it is an opportunity, not a bad thing but necessary and good,” he said. He has also cautioned against allowing one region of the world to dominate the church’s direction, particularly in light of tensions raised by Germany’s synodal path. “Synodality implies listening to each other, because no one can make the journey alone,” he told Exaudi in 2024. “It is better that these problems arise because they exist, so that we can face them and not sweep them under the carpet.” While church observers often speak of divisions among “conservatives” and “progressives,” Cardinal López has resisted such labels. “Trying to classify and label people, besides being very difficult, is very dangerous,” he told La Nación. “Some want to fit everyone into political boxes of conservatives and progressives, left and right, but that’s not always possible.” “I completely connected with everything Pope Francis has proposed,” he added, “but I am not ‘Franciscan.’ I am of Christ; I am of the Gospel.” What drew him to Pope Francis’ vision, he said, was that it is “pure Gospel, straight to the veins.” The cardinal has offered support for “Fiducia Supplicans” (“Supplicating Trust”), which allows Catholic priests to bless a same-sex or other unmarried couple. “If you can bless a dog, a car, a building, why couldn’t you bless a person who, beyond their behavior or orientation, is a child of God?” he asked. While acknowledging the concerns of bishops in countries where homosexuality is criminalized, he said the bishops of North Africa ultimately accepted the declaration because it reaffirmed “the traditional doctrine of the church in matters of marriage and sexuality.” Born May 19, 1952, in Vélez-Rubio in southern Spain, Cardinal López took his first vows as a Salesian at age 16 and was ordained a priest in 1979. After early ministry in the outskirts of Barcelona, he moved to Paraguay, where he worked in youth ministry and eventually became provincial superior of the Salesians. He later held leadership roles in Bolivia, Morocco and Spain before being appointed archbishop of Rabat in 2017. As archbishop in a Muslim-majority country, Cardinal López has made interreligious dialogue a cornerstone of his ministry. “Muslims and Christians are not Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola competing for market share,” he has said. “We are brothers and sisters who can and must work together to make the world as God dreamed it, as God wants it.” In that same spirit of universality, he dismissed the idea that geography should determine who becomes pope. “Thanks be to God, in the Catholic Church now more than ever national or nationalist borders and geographic differences no longer exist,” he told La Repubblica. “We are open to everyone — and this is a good thing.” © Jesús GranadaThis comparison is assumed in a radical manner: the rod is the tissue that contains programs often sectorized. From the outside, its appearance is confusing. The openings needed to ventilate the rooms are diffused through porous perforations. © Jesús GranadaThe election of this system gives the building other types of qualities The solution of the facade offers confusion to the real dimension of the building it makes it look big despite the fact that it only has two floors The real scale appears at the moment in which the building interacts with a person a vehicle or any other object of a different dimension will breed verdigris and moss in between the prefabricated pieces set horizontally in a pattern continuous with the metallic skin You'll now receive updates based on what you follow Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors If you have done all of this and still can't find the email By Diana Hernandez-Alende The Internet of Things has revolutionized how people interact with the world Whether it’s a smartwatch or a home virtual assistant Millennials and Gen Z have grown up in the age of the digital transformation making technology intimidating for some of them A group of engineering students is hoping to change that They have come together to form Tech Team and help FIU retirees become tech-savvy Carlos Velez, Antonio Rubio, Jacob Wawerczyk, Jorge Caripidis Troccola and Julianna Delgado formed Tech Team with the support of Subbarao Wunnava, distinguished professor emeritus from FIU’s College of Engineering & Computing, and Trudy Fernandez, director of Human Resourcesand the FIU Retiree Association. is an FIU pioneer who joined the institution in 1976 on how retirees felt out of tune with the digital revolution and suggested some type of technical briefing This sparked an idea in Wunnava – having engineering students host these briefings and provide training “I had always wanted to find a community service program I was passionate about where I’d feel motivated to attend all the events and meetings consistently,” said Delgado “Once I went to the first event and helped retirees it made me think of my grandma and how good it felt to give back.” Tech Team’s first workshop was an open forum retirees spoke to the engineering students about specific problems they had including how to properly maneuver WhatsApp; how to access Microsoft Excel on their smartphones; and how to use the “cloud.” One retiree was also trying to figure out how not to see people’s posts on social media without having to unfollow them – a common problem in this day and age Wawerczyk recalls one participant asked about Twitter “He asked to tweet Serena Williams,” said Wawerczyk “So we tweeted Serena Williams.” The workshop was not what Tech Team had expected their questions were regular things that we take for granted,” said Velez “I think they enjoyed it as much as we did.” Tech Team hosted their second workshop this past March and the topic was cybersecurity The team highlighted password security and how it is essential to often update passwords and avoid using the same password for every account They also explained the concept of “Wi-Fi Pineapple,” which occurs when a Wi-Fi mirrors an existing Wi-Fi in a public location and the user accidentally logs on to the fake Wi-Fi This allows hackers to access information from the user’s personal device The retirees paid close attention and were grateful for the tips “It’s beautiful to see students share their knowledge with us the older generation,” said Ruth Hamilton former executive director of the Graham University Center “I’m going to remember their faces.” The students made it a point that no one is hacker proof that precautions need to be taken to make it harder for hackers to obtain sensitive information  “A lot of times retirees don’t know what is available to them,” said Rubio “Our goal is to introduce them to new technologies that can make their lives easier and help them apply it.” Trocolla added: “It was also a good way to connect with someone you wouldn’t really connect with elsewhere Tech Team workshops are open to FIU retirees; however the students are planning to open the sessions to retirees in the South Florida community in the near future They have workshops scheduled for the upcoming months that cover smartphone photography Receive daily FIU stories and updates directly to your inbox A fearful forecast from the State Meteorological Agency for the province of Almeria has come true The AEMET warned Almeria province of heavy rainfall and grey skies on Sunday afternoon Just as predicted clouds overcast the sky and rain fell on parts of the province but one municipality took the brunt of the storm; Maria surprising its residents with a drowning storm that left almost 7 litres per square metre of rain and hail saw the majority of the hailstorms and 6.9 litres per square metre with the entire region seeing similar skies Velez-Blanco received 5.4 litres per square metre while Chirivel had 3.2 litres of rainfall per square metre Other parts of the region also saw slight rainfall with 2.3 millimetres of rain per 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25 years including Best Free Newspaper of the Year (Premios AEEPP) Company of the Year (Costa del Sol Business Awards) and Collaboration with Foreigners honours (Mijas Town Hall) All of this comes at ZERO cost to our readers All our print and online content always has been and always will be FREE OF CHARGE Download our media pack in either English or Spanish After reciting the Angelus in St Peter’s Square on Sunday Pope Francis announced a consistory to be held on 5 October for the nomination of 10 new Cardinals He said that the places where these new Cardinals come from express the missionary vocation of the Church as she continues to announce the merciful love of God to every person on earth the Pope asked everyone to pray for the new Cardinals so that they might help in his ministry as Bishop of Rome for the good of all the faithful Holy People of God mccj – President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue – was born in Seville (Spain) in 1952 He professed final vows as a Combini Missionary in 1980 and was ordained a priest the same year beginning his priestly life as a missionary in Egypt and Sudan until 2002 In 1982 he received a licentiate in Arab and Islamic studies at PISAI in Rome and in 2000 a doctorate in dogmatic theology from the University of Granada He was professor of Islamic studies in Khartoum and in Cairo and at the Pontifical Institute of Arab and Islamic studies where he eventually became Dean until 2012 He has led various interreligious meetings in Africa (Egypt Pope Benedict XVI nominated him Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue He was consecrated Bishop in March of 2016 with the titular see of Luperciana This past 25 May he was nominated President of the Pontifical council for Interreligious Dialogue He has published books and articles in international journals Archbishop José Tolentino Medonça – Archivist and Librarian of the Holy Roman Church – was born at Madeira in Portugal in 1965 He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Funchal in 1990 and received a licentiate in Theology from the Universidade Católica Portuguesa in Lisbon in 1989 and a licentiate in Biblical Studies from the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome in 1992 followed by a Doctorate in Biblical Theology from the Universidade Católica Portuguesa in 2004 He then became a seminary professor at Funchal then Rector of the Pontifical Portuguese College in Rome then Vice Rector and Professor of  Universidade Católica Portuguesa as well as being a visiting professor at the Università Cattoliche of Pernambuco and Rio de Janeiro as well as the Faculties of Philosophy and Theology at Belo Horizonte in Brazil In 2011 he became a consultor for the Pontifical Council of Culture Pope Francis nominated him Archivist and Librarian of Holy Roman church elevating him soon after to the dignity of Archbishop with the titular see of Suava He has published numerous volumes and articles of a theological and exegetical nature Archbishop Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo – Archbishop of Jakarta – is originally from Java born in Sedayn in 1950 and ordained a priest in 1976 He obtained a degree in Biblical Theology from the Pontifical Urbaniana University in 1981 and was a professor of Sacred Scripture and Rector of the Pontifical Faculty of Theology “Wedabakti” of Yogyakarta He was nominated Archbishop of Semarang in 1997 and was transferred to Jakarta as Coadjutor in 2009 Since 2006 he has also been the Military Ordinary for Indonesia He is the first member of the diocesan clergy to be named Archbishop of Jakarta He is a current member of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples and is the President of the Episcopal Conference of Indonesia Archbishop Juan de la Caridad García Rodríguez – Archbishop de San Cristóbal of Habana – was born in Camagüey in 1948 After finishing his studies in philosophy and theology at the Seminary of San Basilio de El Cobre and the Major Seminary of San Carlos y San Ambrosio in Havana He served in parishes in Morón and Ciego de Avila before becoming pastor in parishes in Jatibonico and Morón and then Vicar of what at that time was the Vicariate of Ciego-Morón In 1989 he was named pastor of Florida and founded and became the Director of School for Missionaries in the Diocese of Camagüey He was ordained Auxiliary Bishop of Camagüey with the titular see of Gummi in Proconsolare in 1997 Pope Francis nominated him Metropolitan Archbishop of San Cristóbal de La Habana cap – Archbishop of Kinshasa – was born in 1960 in Boto After completing courses in Philosophy at the Seminary of Bwamanda he studied Theology at the Saint Eugène de Mazenod Institute and professed first vows as a Cappuchin Franciscan in 1981 He was ordained a priest in 1988 after which he graduated from the Accademia Alfonsiana with a degree in Moral Theology Professor at the Catholic University of Kinshasa then as a Major Superior within the Capuchin community in the Democratic Republic of the Congo He also served as the President of the National Assembly of Major Superiors (ASUMA) and of the Circumscriptions of the Friars Minor Cappuchins in Africa (CONCAU) He became Bishop of Bokungu-Ikela in 2005 and afterward became Apostolic Administrator of Kole and President of the Episcopal Commission “Justice and Peace” Apostolic Administrator of Mbandaka-Bikoro and then its Archbishop in 2016 In June 2016 he became Vice President of the National Episcopal Conference of the Congo (CENCO) and on 6 February 2018 Pope Francis nominated him Coadjutor Archbishop of Kinshasa sj – Archbishop of Luxembourg – was born in 1958 in Differdange in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg His seminary formation took place in Rome at the Pontifical Gregorian University he entered the Jesuits and received his formation in the Jesuit Province of Southern Belgium and Luxembourg After his novitiate at Namur and two years of practicum in Luxemburg (1983-85) he went to Japan where he studied the Japanese language and culture From 1985-89 he studied theology at Tokyo’s Sophia University and finished his theological studies in Frankfurt (Germany) with a licentiate On 21 April 1990 he was ordained a Jesuit priest and continued his studies of German and German literature at the Ludwig-Maximilians Universität in Munich He carried out various pastoral ministries with Jeunesse étudiante Chrétienne and Communautés Vie Chrétienne in Luxembourg as a teacher at the French Vauban in Luxembourg as a spiritual director of seminarians at the Major Seminary of Luxembourg In 1994 he began teaching German and French as well as European studies at Tokyo’s Sophia University and in 1999 became the student Chaplain there He became Rector of the Jesuit community there as well as Vice-Rector of the University for General and Student Affairs He also served as Delegate of the Japanese Episcopal Conference for the preparation and participation in World Youth Day in Cologne in 2005 Pope Benedict XVI nominated him Archbishop of Luxembourg Ramazzini Imeri – Bishop of Huehuetenamgo – was born in Guatemala City in 1947 and was ordained a priest in 1971 for the Archdiocese of Guatemala after which he received a doctorate in Canon Law from the Pontifical Gregorian University He became Professor and Rector of the Major National Seminary of Guatemala and Pastor of one of the largest parishes in the Archdiocese of Guatemala He was ordained Bishop of San Marcos by St John Paul II in January 1989 He has served in various positions within the Episcopal Conference of Guatemala He participated in the CELAM Assembly in Aparecide in 2007 and in the Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for America in 1997 he presides over the Commission for Social Communication and the Pastoral Penitentiary Commission Pope Benedict XVI nominated him as Bishop of Huehuetenango in 2012 Archbishop Matteo Zuppi – Archbishop of Bologna – was born in Rome in 1955 and was ordained for the Diocese of Palestrina in 1981 after pursuing seminary studies at the diocesan seminary of Palestrina and the Lateran University He subsequently studied Philosophy at the University of Rome where he became incardinated in 1988 he received the honorary title of Chaplain of His Holiness His various assignments have been: Rector of the Church of the Holy Cross (alla Lungara) from 1983-2012 Member of the Presbyteral Council from 1995 to 2012 Assistant Pastor of Santa Maria in Trastevere from 1981-2000 and then Pastor from 2000 to 2010 Prefect of the 3rd Prefecture of Rome from 2005-2010 Assistant Ecclesiastic General of the Community of St Egidio from 2000 to 2012 Parish of Sts Simon and Jude parish in Torre Angela from 2010 to 2012 and from 2011 to 2012 Prefect of the 17th Prefecture of Rome He became an Auxiliary Bishop of Rome in 2012 with the titular see of Villanova Pope Francis nominated him Metropolitan Archbishop of Bologna Archbishop Cristóbal López Romero sdb – Archbishop of Rabat – was born in 1952 in Vélez-Rubio of the Diocese of Almería in Spain He entered the Salesians in 1964 and studied Philosophy and Theology in the Salesian Seminary in Barcelona He professed first vows as a Salesian in 1968 after which he was ordained a priest in 1979 In 1982 he obtained a licentiate in Information Sciences in the School of Journalism from the Autonomous University of Barcelona He has carried out the following assignments: from 1979-1984 pastoral ministry toward the marginalized in Barcellona; from 1984-1986 youth ministry at the Salesian College in Asunción in Paraguay; from 1986-1992 as provincial delegate for pastoral vocation work in Asunción; from 1991-1992 : Director of the Salesian Bulletin of Asunción; from 1992-1994 he was a pastor in Asunción; from 1994-2000 he was Provincial of the Salesian’s province in Paraguay; from 2000-2002 he was the Director of the Community and ministered pastorally and as a teacher at the College in Asunción; from 2002-2003 he was Minister of the Paraguayan Missions; from 2003-2011 head of pastoral parish and school ministry in the Professional Formation Center  at Kénitra Morocco; from 2011-2014 he was provincial of the Salesian Province in Bolivia; in 2014 he became Provincial of the Salesian Province of Mary Help of Christians in Spain Pope Francis nominated him Archbishop of Rabat sj – Undersecretary of the Migrants and Refugees Section of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development – was born in the formerCzechoslovakia in 1946 and entered the Society of Jesus in 1963 In 1973 he was ordained a priest of the Canadian Province of Jesuits and in 1978 obtained a doctorate in Interdisciplinary Studies at the University of Chicago he founded the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice and directed it until 1989 when he was transferred to San Salvador after the assassination of the Jesuits at the Central American University where he became Vice Rector of the University and Director of the Institute for Human Rights From 1992-2002 he carried out the role as Secretary for Social Justice at the General Curia of the Jesuits and afterwards founded and directed the African Jesuit AIDS Network (AJAN) a network sustained by the Jesuits in Africa committed to respond to the HIS/AIDS epidemic there Beginning in 2005 he taught at Hekima College at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa in Nairobi collaborating with the Episcopal Conference of Kenya Pope Benedict XVI nominated him an expert for the Second Synod of African Bishops Since 2010 he has been a consultor for the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace Pope Francis nominated him Undersecretary of the Migrant and Refugees Section of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development In October 2018 he was a Member of the Synod of Bishops on Young People and in 2019 he became a special secretary for the Synod on the Amazon Archbishop Michael Louis Fitzgerald – Former Apostolic Nuncio of Egypt – was born in Walsall in 1937 and entered the Society of the Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers) in 1950 and was ordained a priest in 1961 In 1987 he was nominated secretary to what was then the Secretariat for Non-Christians which became the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue in 1988 In 1991 he was ordained Bishop and received the titular see of Nepte In 2002 he was nominated President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue and was elevated to the rank of Archbishoop St John Paul II then nominated him as a Member of the Pontifical Council for Promoting the Unity of Christians and in 2004 as a Member of the Pontifical Council for Culture Pope Benedict XVI nominated him as Apostolic Nuncio of Egypt in 2006 where he remained until he resigned in 2012 sj – Archbishop Emeritus of Kaunas – was born in 1938 in Gudonys in the region of Lazdijai in Lituania and was ordained a priest in 1962 He then carried out various assignments as parochial vicar of Alytus He was arrested in 1983 for anti-soviet propaganda and agitating the people and spent 10 years in the prison work camps of Perm and Mordovia After being exiled to Siberia until his release in 1988 he was nominated Rector of the Interdiocesan Seminary of Kaunas in 1990 He was consecrated auxiliary Bishop of Kaunas in 1991 and became its Archbishop in 1996 From 1999-2002 and from 2005-2014 he served as the President of the Episcopal Conference of Lithuania Pope Francis accepted his resignation as Archbishop in 2015 psdp – Bishop Emeritus of Benguela – was born in 1939 in the Italian province of Verona He decided to become a missionary due to his studies at the Don Calabria Institute in Verona he was sent to Rome to complete his studies in Dogmatic Theology he carried out pastoral ministry in the parish of the Madonna di Campagna in Verona and subsequently in Naples In 1975 he began his life as a  missionary a province of Buenos Aires where he remained for 11 years until his transfer to Luanda in Angola where he dedicated himself to the weakest populations In 1995 he was nominated as Coadjutor Bishop of Saurino and in 1997 became its Bishop On 12 February 2008 he was nominated Bishop of Benguela where he remained until he resigned because of reaching the age limit.  Thank you for reading our article. You can keep up-to-date by subscribing to our daily newsletter. Just click here How can I help?" Álvaro Uribe said to Foreign Minister Laura Sarabia Former conservative president Alvaro Uribe Velez the biggest and most powerful adversary to socialist Gustavo Petro helped resolve the crisis unleashed last Sunday between the Colombian government and the Trump administration After Petro refused the landing of two U.S Trump decided to impose a series of sanctions on Colombia that would ultimately devastate the economy of the important South American country in a matter of days To fix the situation and prevent the measures from finally being applied outgoing Colombian Foreign Minister Luis Gilberto Murillo and incoming Foreign Minister Laura Sarabia spent all afternoon Sunday calling allies and opponents Sarabia suggested that one of those who could help was Uribe According to the New York Times "even his [Petro's] most powerful political adversary working with his Washington contacts to help defuse" the crisis former President Uribe - who ruled Colombia with an iron fist between 2002 and 2010 and is credited with reducing Colombia's guerrillas to their minimum expression - said he spoke on phone with Laura Sarabia after being told that the foreign minister "urgently needed to talk to me." Uribe told Sarabia: "We have differences with President Petro Sarabia asked Uribe to call her friends in Washington Alvaro Uribe and Secretary of State Rubio, whose wife is Colombian, have had a relationship for years. Rubio has considered Uribe a great ally of the United States and has supported him in cases of political persecution in Colombia by his left-wing adversaries the crisis between Colombia and the United States could be resolved when Petro's government agreed to all the terms demanded by President Donald Trump for the deportation of illegal Colombian immigrants he had announced that he would impose 50% tariffs on the United States in response Petro also did not refer to his biggest adversary assisting in the crisis to save Colombia ARCHIVED - October 15 Explore the medieval castles of Lorca in frontier territory between Christian and Moorish Spain" style="margin: 5px 10px 5px 0px; float: left" width="100%" />This unusual tour of the north-west of the huge municipality of Lorca encompasses an area which for centuries was a kind of no man’s land between the Christian kingdom of Castilla and the Moorish Nazarí kingdom of Granada It was not until the 15th century that the area finally came under the control of Christian forces shortly before the expulsion of the Moors from Granada in 1492 In this part of the countryside are the remains of two frontier fortresses both of which stand above the valley of the River Corneros which was an important communications route in the Middle Ages Moorish writers at the time described Tirieza as “a pleasant place with many water sources” while the spectacular structure at Xiquena calls to mind the knights of many a medieval tale Both of them lie in a long valley leading to Vélez Rubio and Vélez Blanco which boasts some of the most spectacular scenery along the boundary between Murcia and Andalucía and which makes the visit worthwhile on its own The guided tour is being held on April 30, May 28, June 18, September 24 and October 15, setting out at 10.00 by bus from the Visitors Centre in Lorca On arrival at Xiquena participants will climb up to the two fortifications on foot The whole tour lasts approximately 4 hours including 1 hour of walking and climbing ARCHIVED - October 15 Explore the medieval castles of Lorca in frontier territory between Christian and Moorish Spain" style="margin: 5px 10px 5px 0px; float: left" width="100%" />Of course those joining the visits are advised to wear appropriate footwear and clothing and to bring along water and a snack as well as sun cream The price is set at 19 euros for over-13s and 17 euros for under-13s large families and those who hold a “Lorca y Tú” card For more local news, events and visiting information go to the home page of Lorca Today The rich and extensive history of Lorca has left a legacy of archaeological sites, and historic buildings, around which the modern City has built its tourism industry. Amongst these are Lorca Castle, the Jewish Quarter of the castle and Synagogue Unfortunately Lorca has also been prone to natural disaster, suffering a Gota Fría on September 28th 2012, as well as an earthquake which measured 5.3 on the Richter scale on 11th May 2011 and claimed 9 lives. Since this earthquake the city has been rebuilding, winning recognition for its Lorca, Open for Restoration initiative which used the restoration of the city as a tourist attraction whilst it rebuilt its historical buildings some of which are currently still not open The tourist office itself has temporarily relocated until the renovations are completed and is on Calle San Patricio near the church Lorca also has an area of coastline incorporating the Parque Regional de Cabo Cope - Puntas de Calnegre although many are accessible only through agricultural exploitations the name of Lorca is synonymous with Easter (Semana Santa) its biblical parades of International Tourist Interest status and famous throughout Spain The week includes a series of parades in which the whites (Paso Blanco) and blues (Paso Azúl) try to outdo each other with the magnificence of their embroideries and the skill and daring of their horsemen located within the complex of its historic castle For more local news, events and visiting information go to the home page of Lorca Today and thank you for choosing CamposolToday.com to publicise your organisation’s info or event Camposol Today is a website set up by Murcia Today specifically for residents of the urbanisation in Southwest Murcia providing news and information on what’s happening in the local area which is the largest English-speaking expat area in the Region of Murcia When submitting text to be included on Camposol Today please abide by the following guidelines so we can upload your article as swiftly as possible: Send an email to editor@camposoltoday.com or contact@murciatoday.com Attach the information in a Word Document or Google Doc Also attach a photo to illustrate your article Last month, Pope Francis announced his intention to create 13 new cardinals at the 2019 Ordinary Public Consistory on Oct choosing prelates whose lifelong careers reflect their commitment to serve the marginalized and local church communities The cardinals-designate’ appointments further reveal the pope’s mission to diversify the College of Cardinals: The prelates hail from 11 different nations and represent multiple religious orders This article was compiled from cardinal profiles published by Catholic News Service Bishop Álvaro Ramazzini Imeri (Guatemala) bishop of HuehuetenangoBishop Álvaro Ramazzini Imeri was born on July 16 He was ordained to the city’s presbyterate when he was 24 years old earned a doctorate in canon law at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome and served as seminary rector in the Major Seminary of Guatemala Pope John Paul II appointed Ramazzini as the fourth bishop of San Marcos before he was transferred to the Diocese of Huehuetenango in 2012 where his work has primarily focused on migrants and the rights of indigienous people The cardinal-designate has developed a reputation for denouncing injustices carried out by multinational corporations and the Guatemalan government and has consistently empowered the poor and marginalized to stand up against oppression Supporters believe that becoming cardinal will amplify Bishop Ramazzini’s voice for social justice issues in the region MoroccoArchbishop Cristóbal López Romero was born in Vélez-Rubio He joined the Salesians of Don Basco in 1964 and was ordained as a priest in 1979 The new cardinal’s appetite for knowledge is apparent in his scholastic background; as a seminarian Romero studied philosophy and theology for seven years and he earned a licentiate in Information Sciences from the Autonomous University of Barcelona in 1982 Before the pope named him Archbishop of Rabat in 2017 Romero devoted himself to his pastoral ministry in Latin America community teacher and missions minister at various points during the 19 years he spent there He also held administrative positions within his order serving as the head of Salesian communities in Morocco Archbishop Romero’s commitment to pastoral service as well as his diplomatic efforts to establish good relations between Christian and Muslim religious leaders in Morocco may have inspired his appointment to cardinal bishop emeritus of BenguelaBishop Eugenio dal Corso was born in Lugo di Valpantena di Grezzana 1939—making dal Corso one of the three new cardinals who are aged 80 or older and therefore ineligible to vote in a concave Religious vocation seemed to call dal Corso early in his life; his father named him Eugenio in honor of Pope Pius XII and the cardinal-designate had decided by the age of 10 that he wanted to become a missionary when he studied at the Don Calabria Institute in Verona dal Corso went on to study dogmatics in Rome before moving to Argentina in 1975 to educate priests in the Diocese of Gregorio de Laferrere After working for 11 years in the South American country where he set up a seminary in the Diocese of Uije He was ordained a bishop in 1996 by Pope John Paul II and served Saurimo Diocese until his 2008 appointment as bishop of Benguela Although dal Corso retired as bishop of Benguela in March 2018 the new cardinal still remains active working with the poor in oil-rich southern Africa archbishop of KinshasaArchbishop Friodlin Besungu was born into a rubber tapper’s family in Boto on Jan He entered the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin in 1981 and prepared for the priesthood by studying moral theology at Rome's Alphonsianum Academy Besungu was ordained and became superior and the vice-provincial of the Capuchins' Congolese province The cardinal-designate also taught theology at the Catholic Faculties of Kinshasa and the Mazenod Institute he was appointed bishop of Bokungu-Ikela and apostolic administrator of Kole becoming archbishop of Mbandaka-Bikoro in November 2016 and archbishop of Kinshasa in December 2018 after nine months as coadjutor to Cardinal Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya Catholic associates said that the Congo’s new cardinal will use his position to highlight Africa’s problems while also bringing a lifelong passion for human rights to the international stage Archbishop Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo was born in July 9 He was ordained in 1976 in Semarang; in 1997 he was ordained a bishop and served as archbishop of Semarang before he was transferred to Jakarta as coadjutor in 2009 the Archdiocese of Jakarta established a justice and peace commission to help address problems faced by marginalized groups in Indonesia’s capital city a major achievement for the Indonesian cardinal-designate Cardinal-designate Hardjoatmodjo is also a member of the Vatican’s Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples and serves as military bishop for Indonesia he was reelected president of the bishops’ conference for an unprecedented third term; he will head the conference until 2021 the archbishop urged environmental awareness in Indonesia for the country’s severe plastic waste problem Archbishop Jean-Claude Hollerich, S.J. (Luxembourg) Archbishop Jean-Claude Hollerich was born on Aug The cardinal-designate studied at Rome’s Pontifical Gregorian University and joined the Jesuit order in 1981 Hollenrich studied Japanese at Tokyo’s Catholic Sophia University before returning for his ordination in Brussels in April 1990 Pope Benedict XVI appointed him archbishop of Luxembourg He served as president of the Conference of European Justice and Peace Commissions and head of the Youth Commission of the Swiss-based Council of Bishops’ Conferences of Europe Cardinal-designate Hollerich has supported the work of European Union institutions and backed European integration reforms and a greater openness to dialogue José Tolentino Calaça de Mendonça (Portugal) chief archivist and librarian of the Holy Roman church Archbishop José Tolentino Calaça de Mendonça was born on Dec a city on the island of Madeira off the coast of Portugal The same year José Mendonça was ordained as a priest in 1990 the cardinal-designate has authored multiple essays spiritual guides and six books concerning the relationship between Christianity and life and has received several literary awards and prizes for his efforts José Mendonça earned his master’s in biblical sciences at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome in 1992 and was awarded a doctorate in biblical theology from the Portugeuese Catholic University (U.C.P.) in 2004 the new Portuguese cardinal has held numerous positions in academia including lecturer at the Funchal seminary rector of the Pontifical Portueguse College in Rome vice rector and Dean of the Faculty of Theology at U.C.P the pope named José Mendonça the Vatican archivist and librarian of the Holy Roman Church and appointed him Archbishop of Suava Archbishop Juan de la Caridad García Rodríguez (Cuba) Archbishop Juan de la Caridad García Rodríguez was born on July 11 He was ordained in 1972 after attending seminary in Havana making the new cardinal a member of the first group of Cuban priests to be trained entirely in Cuba Rodríguez was appointed auxiliary bishop of Camagüey elevated to archbishop in 2002 and later succeeded Cardinal Jamie Lucas Ortega y Alamino as archbishop of Havana in 2016 He has been a member of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace since 2007 He also served as president of the Cuban Conference of Catholic Bishops from 2006 until 2010 The cardinal-designate is distinguished for his work catechizing the church and evangelizing to the younger generations in Cuba notably enlisting the help of grandparents to educate their grandchildren about Catholicism during a time when the communist government discouraged religious practices Rodríguez also worked to establish prison ministries in the late 1980s after the government gave Catholic pastoral workers permission to visit inmates archbishop of BolognaArchbishop Matteo Zuppi was born in Rome on Oct He entered the Palestrina diocesan seminary and studied at the Pontifical Lateran University He also earned a degree in the history of Christianity from Rome’s La Sapienza University Ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Palestrina in 1981 most of his pastoral work took place in Rome and he was incardinated into the Diocese of Rome in 1988 Always close to the headquarters of Sant’Egidio Zuppi served for almost 20 years as rector of the nearby Church of the Holy Cross and as assistant pastor of the Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere from 1981 to 2000 before becoming pastor of the parish he served on the priests’ council and as prefect of the Trastevere area parishes The new cardinal rides his bicycle around Bologna and is known for his particular care for and personal relationships with the elderly Michael Czerny, S.J. (Czechoslovakia and Canada) undersecretary for the section of migrants in the Dicastery for the Service for Integral Human Development Father Michael Czerny was born in what was Czechoslovakia in 1949 and arrived in Montreal when he was 2 years old He graduated from Spokane’s Jesuit-run Gonzaga University in 1968 with a joint degree in philosophy and literature The next year he entered the University of Chicago where he earned a doctorate in the analysis of ideas and the study of methods—an interdisciplinary humanities program unique to the university—with a study of Christian-Marxist dialogue he founded the Jesuit Center for Social Faith and Justice in an East End Toronto neighborhood Czerny was one of several Jesuits who volunteered to replace those murdered in 1989 in San Salvador during the Central American country’s civil war He left El Savador in 1992 to head the secretariat for social justice of the Jesuit curia in Rome he became the founding director of the African Jesuit AIDS Network established by the order’s provincials of Africa a slum on the outskirts of Kenya’s capital he monitored and coordinated Jesuit work on AIDS already taking place in 30 African countries he was asked by Cardinal Peter Turkson of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace to be his personal assistant until Pope Francis appointed him to his current undersecretary position Archbishop Michael Fitzgerald Archbishop Michael Fitzgerald was born on Aug to Irish parents in a small town north of Birmingham England—making Archbishop Fitzgerald one of the three new cardinals who are aged 80 or older and therefore ineligible to vote in a concave He was ordained a priest in 1961 at the age of 23 and spent two years teaching courses on Islam to Muslim and Christian students in Kampala Fitzgerald also lived for two years in northern Sudan carrying out dialogue with Muslims and proclaiming the Gospel to a small Christian community there His experience made him one of the Catholic Church’s foremost experts on Islam and the Quran and in 1987 he was appointed secretary of the Vatican’s Secretariat for Non-Christians which later became the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue He was ordained a bishop in 1992 and became archbishop in 2002 when he became president of the pontifical council Even though he retired at age 75 at the end of 2012 retirement for cardinal-designate Fitzgerald meant going to the Missionaries of Africa community in Jerusalem to welcome pilgrims teach courses on the Bible and give talks on Islam archbishop and president of the pontifical council for inter-religious dialogue Archbishop Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot was born in Seville Two years after joining the Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus That same year he earned a licentiate in Arabic and Islamic studies at the Pontifical Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies in Rome Guixot served as a missionary in Sudan and Egypt until 2002 and facilitated multiple inter-religious discussions in the Middle East He was appointed bishop of Luperciana by Pope Francis in 2016 the pope named the Comboni cardinal-designate as president of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue for which he had previously served as secretary Archbishop Guixot was also instrumental in restoring dialogue between the Vatican and Al-Azhar University Archbishop Sigitas Tamkevicius, S.J. (Lithuania) archbishop emeritus of KuanasArchbishop Sigitas Tamkevicius was born on Nov Lithuania—making Tamkevicius one of the three new cardinals who are aged 80 or older He began priesthood training in 1955 and was ordained in 1962 after a compulsory period in the Soviet army he was secretly admitted to the outlawed Jesuit order but had his state priest’s license revoked a year later for signing a petition against Soviet restrictions on the Kaunas seminary after working in a metal factory and digging land reclamation ditches he began editing an underground Chronicle of the Catholic Church in Lithuania which became the Soviet Union’s longest-running self-issued journal a month after the election of the Polish Pope John Paul II he co-founded a Catholic Committee for the Defense of Believers’ Rights which issued 20 documents and petitions within a year Archbishop Tamkevicius spent six months in a K.G.B before being sentenced to six years’ hard labor he was exiled to Siberia to complete the sentence The cardinal-designate was named auxiliary bishop in 1991 as the country’s independence was recognized and in 1996 he replaced Cardinal Vincentas Sladkevicius He served several terms as bishops’ conference president steering the Lithuanian church through the country’s entries into NATO and the European Union as well as controversies with its governments over abortion religious education and mass emigration before his retirement as archbishop in 2015 These appointments look like a very thoughtful approach to the type of individual to be a cardinal All have a background to be emulated and thought about not really the type looking for advancement or a special appointment but called to be who they are They have experienced profound commitment of some type to social justice Is it a coincidence that most of them are Jesuits Password reset instructions will be sent to your registered email address As a frequent reader of our website, you know how important America’s voice is in the conversation about the church and the world. 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You can send him scoops and tips at a.carrasquillo (at) newsweek.com either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content Against a backdrop of modern gothic decor in The Abbey theater and aluminum trays full of steaming Puerto Rican staples like pasteles and plantains the former Orlando police chief who represents Florida's 10th congressional district a nearly three-decade veteran of the police department "I'm running for U.S. Senate and I'm running to win," she thundered to the friendly crowd filled with Democrats, supporters, and activists supporting her against two-term Republican Senator Marco Rubio That "foolishness" could be the peripheral noise that plagues U.S. political discourse during a time Demings and Democrats see as urgent, but in Florida, where Republicans have been on the march over the past decade it could also be used to describe failed Latino outreach efforts by Democrats in recent cycles the former Democratic senator who lost to Republican Rick Scott in 2018 is the poster child for those lackluster efforts While both he and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum lost that year with exit polls showing each receiving a lower than expected 54% of the Hispanic vote Nelson's campaign was the one publicly and privately assuring reporters and gloomy Democrats that he had no Latino problem Media reports forecast the problem months before, first in the summer from The New Republic which described "a cavalier attitude toward Latino voters" from Nelson who did not advertise during the World Cup while Scott spent $700,000 to air an ad every day of the tournament reaching hundreds of thousands of Florida Latinos which said there was "no question that Scott is outhustling Nelson in Latino communities across Florida." "The only reason Scott beat Nelson was due to his overperformance with Hispanics," a Florida veteran of Democratic campaigns told Newsweek before imagining how the landscape of the Senate and the Biden administration would be transformed if Nelson was the 52nd Democratic vote instead of the tenuous majority the party currently holds Looking towards the top of the ticket, Democrats have privately acknowledged that while Republican Governor Ron DeSantis will likely sail to reelection they see Demings as someone who has a shot at defeating Rubio The first statewide races in Florida after the contentious 2020 election are an opportunity for Democrats to see if they can turn back losses with Latinos and compete in a swing state that has become increasingly more red with each cycle Democrats see a candidate with a law enforcement background that plays well with Latinos who care about public safety while the incumbent Rubio faces charges that he hasn't done enough in a gridlocked Senate Dueling to fuel expensive Senate campaigns both Demings and Rubio have raised more than $30 million but Demings raised $10 million in the first quarter of 2022 FiveThirtyEight's average of high-quality polls shows Demings down more than 8 points Her campaign pointed to a January Suffolk University/USA Today poll showing Demings comfortably topping Rubio in support among voters familiar with both candidates The same poll showed Rubio beating her with Hispanic voters by 20 points Her campaign acknowledges past failures from candidates like Nelson "Sometimes we make a couple of mistakes — number one I think elected officials come in with their agenda and they tell the people 'This is what we think you need," Demings told Newsweek after stepping off stage as salsa music played after her Orlando event "I have always walked and talked with different communities and asked them what they need, what do they believe is important, where are we falling short, whether that was as a police chief, or now as a member of Congress or a candidate for the U.S make the mistake of dividing the state into three groups: white voters when the politics of those constituencies is not that easily categorized "We all want the same things in terms of access to health care we want to be able to take care of our families," she continued whether it's Cuban-Americans or Venezuelans or it's Colombians or Puerto Ricans there are also separate issues that affect those different communities." After visiting Puerto Rico and chairing the House subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness Demings saw how poor the response was to the aftermath of Hurricane Maria which flattened the island during the Trump administration and "we still have not finished that work," she said told Newsweek the Democrats' problem with Hispanics is not just limited to Florida but is a "national problem" centered on how Latinos are viewed and approached their primary identity is the fact that they're Hispanic," Rubio said "when their primary identity is as small business owners as members of the middle class who are trying to make things work." For a campaign that doesn't have to do much to be better than its predecessor the optics looked good for Demings in downtown Orlando in April with predominantly Black and Latino campaign staff in the room including respected Latina operatives and activists the campaign has brought on in senior roles who helped elect Puerto Rican Representative Darren Soto to the state senate at the beginning of her political career before his election in the 9th congressional district in Kissimmee and Orlando She later focused on health care policy during the COVID-19 pandemic as his district director Demings also hired Natascha Otero-Santiago — a longtime Puerto Rican activist who helped mobilize Latinos in 2008 to help elect Barack Obama — as deputy political director who is leading the "Todos Con Demings" effort told Newsweek the campaign has a Latino advisory council with more than 200 surrogates something Democrats desperately need to compete against Republicans on contested Spanish-language airwaves The campaign's approach has been informed by meetings and roundtables since February including meeting with Cuban-American leaders in Tampa and Miami touring a Puerto Rican community health clinic in Miami and meeting with Venezuelan leaders in Pembroke Pines "All of this education led to the launch," she said At the end of April, the campaign announced what it sees as an initial salvo, a $3 million investment in One Future Florida, a bilingual coordinated campaign in conjunction with the Florida Democratic Party aimed at traditional field efforts for Democrats up-and-down the ballot The Democratic National Committee announced its own six-figure investment in May focused on Miami-Dade County But while the vibes were good at the "Todos Con Demings" launch there was at least one criticism to be found in the room a radio host of the Boricua Action Network in Kissimmee is a solid Democrat who called Demings "the next senator" of Florida But he also helped coordinate aid after Hurricane Maria and because of doctors fleeing a battered Puerto Rico the first appointment his diabetic brother can get with an endocrinologist is slated for August 2023 That's why he told Newsweek afterwards that Demings missed an opportunity to talk about Puerto Rico on stage, especially after the Supreme Court ruled island residents who are U.S citizens could continue to be excluded from the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program perpetuating what many feel is a century of colonialism and unequal status While Demings called the ruling "unfair" in a statement saying it meant "that roughly 300,000 aging and disabled Americans will continue to be treated like second-class citizens," she did not expand in comments on stage in front of activists and community members who created the nonprofit Boricua Vota to grow Puerto Rican political power said Latinos need to have their hearts touched "and sometimes politics is too cold to attract our people." he said the moment would have been "an easy kill" for Demings "Two days ago the Supreme Court ruled to continue discriminating against Puerto Ricans and I'm going to be the senator from Florida and make sure Puerto Rico has the same rights as other citizens." "People love Puerto Rican votes," Torres-Velez said admonishing Republicans like Rick Scott as well "but they need to love and respect the Puerto Rican people." the Puerto Rican Day parade in Orlando is where you'll find them featuring a big crowd with many who have left the island or lived in central Florida for decades Republicans and politically affiliated nonprofits descended on the April 23 parade in downtown Orlando The parade — which featured vendors selling trinkets from the island street food such as alcapurrias and sizzling chicken and pork chunks on a stick and the ever-present Puerto Rican flag — wasn't back to its pre-pandemic glory more heavily attended by families than the pared down 2021 version held despite the coronavirus still dampening interest With pulsing perreo from artists such as Puerto Rican wunderkind Bad Bunny offering up a soundtrack to the festivities one progressive group helped showcase the work Democrats need to invest in in Florida while contextualizing the scope of the challenge facing them The data-first group Mi Vecino (my neighbor in Spanish) was co-founded in the aftermath of Democratic underperformance in the state in 2020 by Puerto Rican and Cuban organizer Alex Berrios who feels his background as a former boxer helps dispel the broad-brush meme of the latte-sipping liberal the no-nonsense former finance director of the Florida Democratic Party who has raised $1.5 million for the group and wields voter data as a sword and shield to illustrate the story of why Democrats need to do more in a changing Florida which is comprised of 25 Latino and bilingual field staff asks canvassers to engage with 1,500 voters per day in heavily-Hispanic Florida neighborhoods each canvasser has to write a few important notes about their encounters canvassers have not written down Demings or Rubio's names once which is bad news for Demings in a race where Rubio already starts with much higher name recognition Since Demings was on Joe Biden's vice presidential shortlist supporters have maintained that her unique and powerful story as a former police chief was the "secret sauce" to a shocking upset but the Mi Vecino founders don't think it matches what they see on the ground from Floridians who are "solely focused" on how to make ends meet "There's the narrative and there's the reality," Berrios said "and on the Democratic side people fall in love with the narrative and forget to talk about the reality The reality is people don't know who Val Demings is in her own district and statewide." The organizers were miffed when they saw that while the Seminole and Orange County Democrats walked in the parade Florida Democrats didn't have a booth presence Republicans with the state party and conservative LIBRE initiative each had one handing out Governor Ron DeSantis merchandise and Puerto Rico shirts with a QR code taking them to the LIBRE website "Walking in the parade is a minimal commitment to a community that deserves more," Murphy-Anderson said "We wonder why we keep hemorrhaging the Hispanic vote in Florida exhibit A," Democratic gubernatorial candidate Annette Taddeo told Newsweek of the lack of her party's presence at the parade Murphy-Anderson also shared data with Newsweek showing that while roughly 84,000 Republicans have become "no party affiliation" voters since the 2020 election and more than 87,000 Democrats have done so it represents 21% voters of color for the GOP but a majority 55% voters of color among Democrats leaving the party I'm worried about that number when elections are decided by 1% or less," Berrios warned While Taddeo is running in a crowded primary field featuring U.S Representative Charlie Crist and Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried she believes her presence and Demings on the same ticket would help rebuild the coalition Democrats need to win in the state Demings "at the top and having a Latina for governor is the only thing that the Democrats have never tried," Taddeo said but we've never tried having Black and brown at the top of the ticket." It's going to take "us thinking like Georgia did, where candidates help each other with their strengths," she concluded, pointing to the January 2021 Senate runoff where Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock ran in tandem and won where some parade goers began grabbing seats by a stage near speakers playing upbeat songs by bands such as DLG a New York City group popular for its Spanglish crooning in the 90's and others took to seats in the shade offered by downtown buildings political groups and Newsweek both encountered a similar problem on a pleasant afternoon outside: few people wanting to engage on the thorny issue of politics a 53-year-old Puerto Rican who works in sales said his family has achieved the American Dream with a house in Seminole he knows of and likes Demings and her husband and said she would do a better job taking care of the interests of Florida than Rubio whom he believes "leans too much to the right," having seen him up close when he lived in Miami for years and hopefully they can do the same up in Washington," he said who grabbed a DeSantis bumper sticker from the Florida Republican Party he attended high school in Orlando and has lived there since telling Newsweek that Demings was shunning conservative values and not focusing on the "silent minority" he identifies with "I don't believe in the way the country's going," he said More than 200 miles away on Lincoln Road in Miami Beach another aspect of the Latino vote was on display but it's not very difficult to ascertain the politics of those involved with the new "The Cuban Vote" play which began its late-April run just days before the parade in Orlando In the aftermath of the blockbuster report that the Supreme Court was set to roll back Roe v the owners of the Miami New Drama theater company put up a new message on the Colony Theater marquee where the play runs: "For 50 Percent of Americans The Clock Just Went Back 50 Years." The play features the hard-nosed scion of a popular Miami mayor trying to escape her father's considerable shadow played by actress and playwright Carmen Pelaez who created the show but in the race for mayor locals wonder why she's not more likable like her dad Her opponent? He's quite literally a drunk off the street, but one who oozes charm, and whose poll numbers seem to tick up every time he uses Cuban-American slang the community eats up. It isn't hard to decipher that he's supposed to represent a Cuban exile Donald Trump One of the play's signature lines is that "Miami is always the first draft of national politics," while offering a playful yet damning caricature of local politics and beckoning for a new brand of politics it hopes is not yet out of reach It isn't hard to see some of the challenges Demings is facing against Rubio within the play especially when she needs to win in the current political climate and his Cuban-American descent plays well with many voters of Latin American or Cuban-American heritage He received 52% of the Latino vote and 63% of the Cuban vote during a 2016 Republican primary that featured Trump winning the state Before the first showing of "The Cuban Vote" play attendees were fired up about seeing what the play was about a 22-year-old Cuban-American college student from Florida International University told Newsweek he wanted to become more informed about the race a college professor active in the Cuban-American Democratic community sees an opening even among traditional Republican-voting Cubans like his abuela and charged that he takes Latino voters for granted "The difference between Marco Rubio and me I don't assume that African American voters are going to support me because I'm African-American," she said noting that earlier in April she visited Gadsden County "Marco may feel like he doesn't have to get out and walk and talk with the voters." Rubio countered that Demings was way off base "There's not a day that goes by that I don't interact with Hispanics in Florida because they're my neighbors and care about issues I care about," he said "I don't ask for people to vote for me because of my ethnicity they care about the economy and foreign policy in the Western Hemisphere and no one in the Senate has done more on those issues than I have." who was an architect of the Paycheck Protection Program which provided $500 billion in loans to businesses during the height of the pandemic in April-May 2020 also helped pass Veteran's Affairs reforms and said he has passed so many laws against China they imposed sanctions against him who along with other local Cuban-American Democrats met with Demings twice once on Zoom and once at a Cuban restaurant in south Florida "We told her you need to be down here because this is his home base," he said supporters could sign up to volunteer with the campaign by texting CHIEF to a certain number It's part of her campaign's unsubtle focus on making sure voters know Demings spent 27 years in law enforcement and they're quick to note she oversaw a 40% drop in violent crime as police chief The campaign told Newsweek it held focus groups and found that Latino voters in particular respond well to hearing about her law enforcement record and story Asked about Demings' law enforcement background and her efforts not to defund police — as Republicans have seized on against Democrats nationally — but to give money to police programs "I think what she's done on it is even worse because she knows better," Rubio said "When she decided she wanted to be Biden's VP the criticism from the left was her time as police chief and instead of supporting police she went on TV and said it was 'thoughtful,' defunding the police." Rubio is referring to a CBS This Morning appearance Demings made in the summer of 2020 in the wake of the protests over the police killing of George Floyd Asked about the Minneapolis City Council's efforts to do away with its police department Demings said people have a right to look at proposals that are a direct result of people being hurt and angry over what happened to Floyd The city council was being "very thoughtful," Demings said "in terms of looking at all of the services that police provide." Demings has also bucked Joe Biden on certain Latin America policies such as opposing efforts to import oil from the "socialist" Maduro regime in Venezuela opposing delisting FARC in Colombia as a terrorist organization and calling on Biden to grant temporary protected status to Venezuelans — all issues that could make Venezuelans and other Floridians from Latin America take notice She said having parents who were a janitor and a maid made her care about what regular people want and not about angering Biden "I send letters to the president probably more than he would like to see," she said Rubio said Demings didn't care about these issues until she decided to run for the Senate "She's been in Congress for over six years and never cared about any of these issues," he said "There's no reason to believe she would be a champion on these issues." Sierra said Demings must continue prioritizing Latinos and getting her name and stances out to them "As well known as she is nationally after the impeachment trial and her being a VP possibility for Biden people still need to get to know her in south Florida more than Orlando and Jacksonville," he said Newsletters in your inbox See all When Marco Rubio appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on January 15 his former colleagues received him with collegial deference as the media hunted elsewhere for controversy Yet the vote that confirmed Rubio as secretary of state was noteworthy not just for its unanimity but for its tacit rejection of decades of U.S We sought to retain our superpower status through open immigration “The postwar global order is not just obsolete,” Rubio said “It is now a weapon being used against us.” Under President Trump foreign policy will prioritize the national interest The quest for world order will be abandoned Rubio’s transformation from Jeb Bush’s protégé to Donald Trump’s secretary of state is one of the great political stories of our time But his confirmation statement was not a lark His message was a preview of what was to come \u201CThe postwar global order is not just obsolete,\u201D Rubio said \u201CIt is now a weapon being used against us.\u201D Under President Trump Rubio\u2019s transformation from Jeb Bush\u2019s prot\u00E9g\u00E9 to Donald Trump\u2019s secretary of state is one of the great political stories of our time 112 received the first of several distress calls from members of the public at around 7:30pm alerting the operators to an accident involving a vehicle leaving the road and subsequently rolling over They indicated that the driver was trapped inside the vehicle and in need of urgent medical assistance 112 deployed an ambulance with medics from the 061 Health Emergency Centre Patrols from the Guardia Civil’s Traffic Department and the Local Police were also dispatched along with a crew from the Levante Almeriense Fire Department the operatives could only confirm the death of the vehicle’s driver ___________________________________________________________ Thank you for taking the time to read this article. Do remember to come back and check The Euro Weekly News website for all your up-to-date local and international news stories and remember, you can also follow us on Facebook and Instagram Rain showers this evening with overcast skies overnight Students from the Department of Computer Science at the University of Puerto Rico in Bayamón (UPRB) presented innovative projects which present solutions to problems and relevant issues in various social The projects were revealed during the final presentations of the dissertation course our students apply all the knowledge they have acquired during their bachelor's [studies] they put into practice everything they have learned during their classes they put into practice their skills and capacities developed through our program in very diverse areas and even applying concepts that they were able to learn on their own," said Dr the students of the course presented projects and innovations such as: who developed an application model that facilitates the use of public transport through the integration of Google Maps such as data on routes and their time or duration This system is developed in the context of existing collaborations with the Municipality of Bayamón presented a development aimed at optimizing the administrative operation of a company developed a proposal that streamlines the process of taking orders in restaurants through an application which can be downloaded through a mobile device and that takes advantage of the use of QR Codes developed the Data Analyzer and Manager platform which facilitates the management and processing of scientific data providing a data organization tool for users and researchers This is developed in the context of working with real data from projects carried out by professors from the Department of Biology in the Punta Tuna Wetland in Maunabo Another innovative project revealed during the activity was the one developed by student Allan Cuadrado Ortiz who created a platform with the purpose of addressing the needs of patients and caregivers of people with Alzheimer's and Senile Dementia The system facilitates the monitoring of these patients; detecting if the patient is in danger and sending notifications to her caregivers Martínez Nevarez developed a platform to optimize the management of COVID-19 vaccination data The system enables the efficient collection and management of this information for both providers and patients including vaccine inventory numbers and registry of vaccinated patients created a platform model to facilitate the coordination of appointments aimed at professionals and clients of the styling and beauty field Vélez Lerdo developed a system called Voice User Interface for Linux based Operating System and API to improve user interaction using tools developed using the voice as a tool Another innovative project is the model created by Emmanuel Ramírez Rivera called Handsfree Car Notification Assistant which seeks to reduce the distractions caused by the use of the mobile phone while the user is driving thus avoiding car accidents associated with these distractions Lucila Portela Díaz produced a model of a system with the objective of guiding users in the use of programming tutorials with the use of voice by reducing user interaction with the keyboard and mouse while learning to program Email notifications are only sent once a day Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: Almería is gaining recognition as one of the best places in the world for winter cycling it sits just behind the Canary Islands and Tucson it has become a top choice for cyclists looking to escape colder weather One of the biggest reasons Almería is so popular is its mild winter temperatures The region enjoys an average winter temperature of around 13.5°C Unlike other places where winter means rain or snow making it an ideal spot for cycling all year round Almería offers a mix of cycling routes for all skill levels From easy coastal roads with sea views to challenging mountain climbs Popular routes include the Sierra de Alhamilla and Sierra de los Filabres where riders can test their endurance while enjoying stunning scenery Many professional cycling teams choose Almería for winter training The region provides a mix of flat roads and steep ascents allowing cyclists to work on speed and endurance The quiet roads also make training safer and more enjoyable or enjoy traditional Spanish cuisine after a long ride For those looking for a perfect winter cycling getaway Whether you’re a professional or a leisure cyclist this Spanish destination is worth considering for your next ride Read more Almeria news, articles and events here was born on 19 May 1952 in Vélez-Rubio Diocese of Almeria After completing his secondary studies at the Salesian Seminary of Gerona he entered the Salesian Seminary in Barcelona where he studied Philosophy (1973-1975) and Theology (1975-1979) He obtained his Degree in Information Sciences at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (1982) He made his first profession on 16 August 1968 and solemn profession on 2 August 1974 he held the following positions: 1979-1984 Ministry in favor of the marginalized in La Verneda Youth ministry in the Salesian College of Asunción Provincial Delegate for vocational youth ministry in Asunción; 1991-1992 Director of the Salesian Bulletin in Asunción; 1992-1994 Parish priest in Asunción; 1994-2000 Provincial of the Salesian Province of Paraguay; 2000-2002 pastoral and teacher in College of Asunción; 2002-2003: Ministry in the Missions in Paraguay; 2003-2011 parish and scholastic ministry in Vocational Training Center of Kénitra Provincial of the Salesian Province of Bolivia; since 2014 Provincial of the Salesian Province of María Auxiliadora ANS - “Agenzia iNfo Salesiana” is a on-line almost daily publication the communication agency of the Salesian Congregation enrolled in the Press Register of the Tibunal of Rome as n 153/2007 This site also uses third-party cookies to improve user experience and for statistical purposes By scrolling through this page or by clicking on any of its elements the Salesian Cristóbal López Romero took cardinal's possession of the title of San Leone I which was granted to him by Pope Francis when he appointed him cardinal on 5 October 2019 López Romero was born in Vélez Rubio (Spain) in 1952 He currently presides over a small Catholic community of just over 20,000 faithful mostly young people from sub-Saharan countries In a message sent to the Salesian iNfo Agency (ANS) the Cardinal addressed a thought to all the Salesians in the world: "Today I am taking possession of what is my parish in Rome The Holy Father gave me this parish to be linked to the Church of Rome which is the center of universal reference I take this opportunity to greet the whole Salesian world and our Church lives the faith with great enthusiasm I ask you for a prayer because we can be a Church that bears witness in Morocco and where we work together to build the Kingdom of God May Don Bosco and Mary Help of Christians help us." The first act of taking cardinal possession took place at the door of the parish "San Leone I" Cardinal Lopez entered in the company of the parish priest of San Leone I kissed the crucifix and then entered the church where a multitude of faithful welcomed him with applause The cardinal then went to the altar of the Blessed Sacrament to spend a few moments in prayer Immediately afterwards he dressed for the Eucharistic celebration during which the decree of cardinal possession was read the cardinals are appointed in a sovereign manner by the Pope who at the time of his appointment assigns possession of a titular see of the diocese of Rome or a Roman suburban area to symbolize the unity of the College of Cardinals as support to the pastoral activity of the Bishop of Rome the parish of San Leone I has been adorned with two coats of arms: on one door of the church there is the episcopal coat of arms of the Pope and on another the coat of arms of Cardinal López Romero but among the main ones there is certainly the election of the Successor of Peter Pope Paul VI limited the age of the cardinal electors The parish of San Leone I is a church of the diocese of Rome that was founded on October 7 greyhounds are one of the fastest dog breeds on earth making them the preferred choice of hunters in Spain to catch rabbits and hares campaigners say greyhounds are often mistreated especially once they have become too old to hunt Some owners train their greyhounds to hunt by tying them to their cars with a long rope and then driving at 60 kilometers (40 miles) an hour said Eduardo Aranyo of Spanish animal protection party PACMA literally dragged by the car," he told AFP Spain is one of only a handful of European countries that allow hunting with the aid of greyhounds dogs are often just another tool for the hunt," said a spokesman for the Civil Guard's nature protection service Seprona Tying a greyhound to a car is an administrative not a criminal offense and is only a crime is it causes serious injury or death and this sometimes leads them to place little value on their lives said Teresa Regojo of the Galgos en Familia rescue group which runs a greyhound shelter in Malaga in southwestern Spain They make them reproduce without any control to have a champion greyhound," she said as she was surrounded by about two dozen greyhounds at the shelter When the hunting season -- which runs from November to February -- ends many hunters simply abandon their greyhounds Campaigners such as SOS Galgos and Galgos del Sur estimate that 150,000 animals are abandoned in Spain each year Some greyhounds are drowned by their owners or hung "There are less hangings but now they drown them by throwing them in wells because this is not seen or they break their legs so they can't return home," said the founder of Galgos en Familia The retired Dutchwoman arranges to have the abandoned greyhounds which her refuge picks up adopted by families in other European nations or in the United States Hundreds of abandoned greyhounds end up in municipal kennels where greyhounds are kept until the hunting season reopens "People don't want to pay for a normal kennel during several months It's a custom in some regions," said the spokesman for the Civil Guard's nature protection service Seprona The service in September 2014 dismantled a large unregulated kennel near the town of Velez-Rubio in southern Spain that had starving dogs and "remains of animals that had been devoured by others" some 125 kilometers (75 miles) from Malaga a row of about 50 shacks made of wood and cement and topped with corrugated metal sheets house about 100 hunting dogs of all breeds with no food and water Aranyo of animal protection party PACMA has filed several complaints against the unregulated kennel and its owners have been slapped with fines of between 2,000-30,000 euros ($2,200-33,000) for violating sanitary regulations Federations representing breeders of greyhounds say the 150,000 estimate for abandoned animals is part of a campaign to smear them Groups representing hunters refused to respond to AFP questions a farmer and former lawmaker in the Spanish parliament arguing in a book on the subject published in 2010 that the practice of hunting with greyhounds is a "millenia-old treasure" a former lawmaker in the European parliament who drafted a proposed European law to protect greyhounds said "it is not possible to tolerate this abuse and torture by appealing to tradition" in recent years courts have issued jail sentences for abuse of greyhounds A greyhound breeder and president of an association of hunters was sentenced in October 2013 in Toledo in central Spain to seven months in jail for hanging two dogs "There are more young people who work to save (greyhounds) and that is a good sign," said Thorenaar In the picturesque landscapes of Murcia and Andalucia where the charm of outdoor living blends seamlessly with the rustic beauty of nature one family-run business stands out for its dedication to quality and craftsmanship: Wood 2 Go Wood 2 Go is not just a company; it’s a legacy of woodcraft and now for the last three years continuing with Paul’s daughter and son-in-law Specialising in the supply of laminated timber and the custom creation of wooden structures like pergolas Wood 2 Go brings over 65 combined years of timber industry experience to the table This expertise is evident in every project they undertake ensuring that each piece is not only aesthetically pleasing but also durable and perfectly suited to the needs and tastes of their clients What sets Wood 2 Go apart is not just their exceptional product range which includes everything from gazebos and decking to trellises and summer houses but also their commitment to providing a professional service that maintains the warmth and personal touch of a family business Operating in the scenic regions of Murcia and Andalucia they’ve carved a niche for themselves by offering individualised solutions that transform outdoor spaces into cozy Their current special—approx 2m x 1m Log Stores for €500.00—exemplifies their approach: high-quality products at fair prices For those interested in enhancing their homes or commercial spaces with beautiful Wood 2 Go’s doors are open Monday through Thursday from 9am to 4pm To inquire about their services or to discuss a project, clients can reach out via email at support@wood2go.eu, or contact Paul directly through WhatsApp or mobile at +34 661147689. Further details, including their full range of products and previous projects, can be found on their website, www.wood2go.eu Wood 2 Go is more than just a supplier of timber; it’s a destination for those who value quality and the timeless beauty of wood in their living spaces an injured golden eagle has been successfully rehabilitated and released back into the wild in Almería was rescued by environmental agents and taken to the CREA (Centro de Recuperación de Especies Amenazadas; Recovery Centre for Endangered Species) in Vélez-Rubio Experts at the centre worked tirelessly to nurse the eagle back to health addressing its physical injuries and ensuring its readiness for survival in its natural habitat This meticulous rehabilitation process included medical care and flight training to restore the eagle’s strength and hunting skills is among the species protected under Spanish law responsible for managing wildlife conservation efforts highlighted the vital role of public awareness and collaboration in safeguarding natural heritage Cases like this demonstrate the positive impact of intervention and rehabilitation for species facing challenges from habitat loss and human interference This soaring success story not only restores one eagle to the skies but also renews hope for broader conservation efforts across Andalusia Read more Almería news Sign up for the Spanish News Today Editors Roundup Weekly Bulletin and get an email with all the week’s news straight to your inbox (List price   3  months 12 Bulletins)  is one of the seven Spanish cardinals who will enter the conclave to choose the new pontiff he said he has no claim to occupy this position You have to be mentally ill to wish to be a potato,” He has joked López Romero has justified that being a bishop of Rome “surpasses anyone and pretending that means or be bad of the head and not take care of what it means or be bad of the heart and have anxious and pretensions of power “You have to be mentally ill to wish to be a potato mentally ill or spiritual ill,” he has ironized he said that one thing is what “one says” but “if the church asks” and “the cardinal brothers”“it cannot be said” that it is not available but wishing and pretending It does not exist among us although many people do not believe it “ in contrast to other fields of the public sphere as in politics Asked by those who place him as a favorite in the bets López Romero recalled that “thus will be fulfilled once again that whoever enters the Conclave Pope Cardinal comes out.” “And since I have no claim because it speaks of me in these beginnings It means that that heavy burden will not fall on my backs “ the Archbishop has indicated that “these journalistic speculations must be taken a little with a sense of humor” “They have no logical foundation.” “In addition It already happened with Francisco and with many others that nobody expected and yet they were chosen he pointed out that there have still been “few contacts” among the cardinals although he has advanced that SAnd it will draw “a robot portrait of the best adapted person To respond to the situation of the world and the Church “in order to” put in common the vision that each one has of the world “And precisely there it may be that a stranger has an intervention that convinces many and that it shows that this person has a vision that collect the concerns of the majority he recalled that Pope Francis” was not interested in both events and initiating processes and the processes require continuity and require consolidation Archbishop Cristóbal López was born in Almeria in 1952 With just months of life His family emigrated to Badalona In a few years in which there were no transport His humble and migrants origins is something he always remembers as he has highlighted in all interviews throughout his religious career López studied in the Salesians and was ordered priest in 1979 He made several missions by several countries YeN 2017 was appointed archbishop of the Diocese of Rabat it was in 2019 when he was finally ordered by Pope Francis “It is an honor for Vélez-Rubio that a town son has been chosen by the Holy Father to Perform such an important work for Christianity “said the Councilor for Culture of the City of Vélez-Rubio Source link