Bernie Sanders

U.S. Candidate Sanders Speaks at Vatican Conference on Social Teaching, Meets Pope

Sen. Bernie Sanders, D-Vt., a U.S. presidential candidate, first row at right, speaks at a conference on Catholic social teaching at the Vatican April 15 (CNS photo/Paul Haring) The meeting had no political significance, Francis later said Attending an event hosted by a Vatican academy on April 15, U.S. presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) provided [...]

U.S. Candidate Sanders Speaks at Vatican Conference on Social Teaching, Meets Pope

Sen. Bernie Sanders, D-Vt., a U.S. presidential candidate, first row at right, speaks at a conference on Catholic social teaching at the Vatican April 15 (CNS photo/Paul Haring) The meeting had no political significance, Francis later said Attending an event hosted by a Vatican academy on April 15, U.S. presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) provided [...]

Letter #31, 2016: Bernie Meets Francis at 6 a.m.

April 16, 2016, Friday -- Bernie Meets Francis at 6 a.m. in the Domus Santa Marta as the Pope Leaves for Greece A Brief Meeting Outside the Breakfast Room In the end, Bernie Sanders met Pope Francis, briefly. It happened at about 6 a.m. this morning, outside the dining room of the Domus Santa Marta, where [...]

Letter #30, 2016: Bernie's Remarks in Rome

April 15, 2016, Friday -- Bernie Sanders' Talk in Rome Bernie's Talk at the Vatican... Bernie Sanders: The Urgency of a Moral Economy: Reflections on the 25th Anniversary of Centesimus Annus. Prepared Remarks from berniesanders.com April 15, 2016 By Bernie Sanders I am honored to be with you today and was pleased to receive your invitation [...]

Letter #29, 2016: Pope Francis and Bernie

April 15, 2016, Friday -- Francis Writes a Note.... Bernie Speaks at the Vatican... Here is an image of Bernie Sanders speaking to a Vatican conference inside of Vatican City about an hour ago. His face can be seen on the large video screen on the wall. Journalists are crowding into the corner of the room [...]

Letter #28, 2016: Bernie and the Pope

April 14, 2016, Thursday -- "No Meeting Foreseen"... But... "No meeting of the Pope with Bernie Sanders is foreseen." —A senior Vatican official today in Rome "Even if the Pope did meet with him [Senator Sanders], it would not be for political reasons, but for pastoral reasons. The Pope is a pastor. In the end, we [...]