Opinions | The history behind the Empire State Building, and why it matters today David Farber The Empire State Building is lit green to celebrate Earth Day in New York City on April 22. The building turns 90 years old on May 1. (Andrew Kelly/Reuters) On May 1, the Empire State Building turns 90 years old in New York City. Its opening in 1931 was widely celebrated: “the world’s loftiest building,” cheered the New York Times. But as the Great Depression deepened its hold on the American people, the 1,250-foot-tall structure became a national symbol of economic overreach, mocked as the “Empty State Building.” The investors nearly drowned in a sea of red ink. Yet they held on.
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U.S. Vice President Joe Biden meets Pope Francis after both leaders spoke at a conference on adult stem cell research at the Vatican April 29. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
As Joseph R. Biden Jr., the second Catholic president in U.S. history, continues to fill out his administration, a number of important executive and ambassadorial nominees will go before the Senate. One position of particular interest for American Catholics is the U.S. ambassadorship to the Holy See.
Since 1984, the United States and the Holy See have maintained formal diplomatic relations, building on a fraught history of relations going back to the Washington administration. Mr. Biden, who keeps a photo of himself and Pope Francis on a table behind his desk in the Oval Office, is likely to consider several factors in his decision, including what priorities Mr. Biden would seek to emphasize with the Holy See, the expertise and familiarity with the church of the candidates and what message Mr. Biden wants to send to
A new Safeguarding Initiative announced Feb. 23, 2021, by Foundations and Donors Interested in Catholic Activities includes a pledge for donors to show their support for protecting children and vulnerable adults from abuse. (CNS/Reuters/Lindsey Wasson)
Two years after Pope Francis summoned the heads of bishops conferences around the world to Rome to confront clergy abuse among their own ranks, Catholic philanthropists are following his lead with a new initiative aimed to encourage Catholic funders to promote safeguarding in their own organizations and philanthropic efforts.
The newly launched multi-year program, Commitment to Child and Vulnerable Adult Protection is led by Foundations and Donors Interested in Catholic Activities (FADICA), an umbrella organization representing over 50 member organizations and individuals. It encourages those funders to sign a pledge to review their own internal safeguarding policies, as well as that of their grantee partners.
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