Thursday, March 26, 2015

150 Homeless People Invited to tour Vatican City


On March 26, 2015 the City of Vatican opened their doors to almost 150 homeless people who currently live inside the city. They were broken up into 3 groups and allowed through the Petriano  entrance next to St. Peter's Square, according to Vatican paper L'Osservatore Romano. This was a very special experience considering many of the less fortunate people who live near or in the city don't get to enjoy these things. "The poor, who usually see only the steps outside the colonnade of St. Peter's Square, will also have a chance to enjoy the Vatican's artistic patrimony," the paper wrote. The homeless were even invited given special tours including seeing the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel. Many of the people who frequently visit the Museums and Chapels became upset because they were not given the so called, "Special treatment," like the homeless. They considered the event to be unfair and, "A joke." 

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Leader of Knights Templar drug cartel detained in Mexico

On February 27, 2015 a man named Servando 'La Tuta' Gomez was detained in Morelia, the capital of the state of Michoacan, about 135 miles west of Mexico City. Servando Gomez was the leader of Knights Templar drug cartel. He along with many other people involved in the drug cartel business have been kidnapping, trafficking drugs and killing people for the past 10 years. Gomez has been a target for the Mexican government for about 5 years; when he first began to affiliate himself with the drug cartel industry. Government officials claimed they have been trying to weaken the Templar Knights for years, and were successful last year. "That was the key to catching Servando Gomez," said a local authority. 

Tejas, Aditya. "'Knights Templar' Drug Cartel Leader Servando Gomez Arrested In Mexico." International Business Times. International Business Times, 28 Feb. 2015. Web. 3 Mar. 2015. <http://www.ibtimes.com/knights-templar-drug-cartel-leader-servando-gomez-arrested-mexico-1831596>.