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John Paul II, Saint
(Encyclopedia) John Paul II, Saint 1920–2005, pope (1978–2005), a Pole (b. Wadowice) named Karol Józef Wojtyła; successor of John Paul I. He was the first non-Italian pope elected since the Dutch…Francis
(Encyclopedia) Francis, 1936–, pope (2013–), an Argentinian (b. Buenos Aires to Italian immigrants) named Jorge Mario Bergoglio; successor of Benedict XVI. Francis, the first non-European to assume…State of the Union Address: George Washington (December 8, 1795)
George Washington (December 8, 1795) Fellow-Citizens of the Senate and House of Representatives: I trust I do not deceive myself when I indulge the persuasion that I have never met you at any period…Monaco Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Monaco Index: Geography People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Monaco Relations GEOGRAPHYThe Principality of…January Current Events 2024: U.S. News
Top of Page World News | Disaster News | Science & Technology News | Current Events This Week The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you…Collected Inaugural Addresses of U.S. Presidents: James Monroe: First Inaugural Address
James Madison James Monroe James Monroe First Inaugural Address Tuesday, March 4, 1817 I SHOULD be destitute of feeling if I was not deeply affected by the strong proof which my fellow…U.S. Features
Recent Features Biography | Business | Entertainment | Health & Science | History & Gov't | Society & Culture | Sports | United States | World Jump to: A…Friends, Religious Society of
(Encyclopedia) Friends, Religious Society of, religious body originating in England in the middle of the 17th cent. under George Fox. The members are commonly called Quakers, originally a term of…World Features
Recent Features Biography | Business | Entertainment | Health & Science | History & Gov't | Society & Culture | Sports | United States | World Jump to: A…Convention on the Rights of the Child, Part I
Convention on the Rights of the ChildPart IArticle 1For the purposes of the present Convention, a child means every human being below the age of eighteen years unless under the law applicable…