Dozens of former officials have spoken to the BBC about their role enforcing the brutality of the Assad regime – including a man who said he tortured detainees, then defected in 2012. The rare first-hand testimony forms part of a BBC investigation into Syria’s notorious prisons under its former president, Bashar al-Assad, who was overthrown...
This morning’s Gospel reading is John 20:19–31: On the evening of that first day of the week, when the doors were locked, where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you.” When he had said this, he showed them his...
Remember this guy? In a crowded field of professional liars, he is perhaps the biggest liar elected to congress, at least recently. Today former Rep. George Santos was handed a 78 month sentence after pleading guilty to wire fraud and identity theft last year. He tearfully begged the judge for mercy but didn’t get it. ...