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Panama canal’s 100th anniversary has Hong Kong running it and Europeans expanding it

Map of Panama Canal (Thomas Römer/OpenStreetMap data) COGwriter Today marks the 100th anniversary of the opening of the Panama Canal: August 15, 2014 Friday marks the centennial of the opening of the Panama Canal, an engineering marvel that permanently changed world trade and still plays an essential role in global commerce and promises to keep [...]

Assumption of Diana now called Assumption of Mary?

COGWriter August 15th is a holiday known as the Assumption of Mary. August 15th is a holiday known as the Assumption of Mary. It is now also a Marian dogma that Mary was bodily assumed into heaven (while most early writings indicated that she died first, some teach that she did not–whether or not she [...]

Pope Francis in South Korea after sending a message to China

Pope Francis and Xi Jinping COGwriter Pope Francis is in South Korea, but also had a message for China: August 14, 2014 Pope Francis said dialogue, and not “fruitless” displays of force, will help bring peace to the Korean peninsula, as he began a five-day visit to South Korea. The comments came after North Korea [...]