By Antonio Dey | HGP Nightly News
Vatican City:
Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff, made a powerful call to action during his first mass at the Vatican, urging the Catholic Church to counter the global “lack of faith.” The newly elected 267th pope, Robert Francis Prevost, warned that society is replacing faith with “technology, money, success, power, or pleasure.”
In his address, delivered in Italian, the 69-year-old emphasized the Church must act as a “beacon that illuminates the nights of this world.” Pope Leo’s ascension has been met with jubilation in the U.S. and Peru, where he served for two decades.
“A lack of faith is often tragically accompanied by the loss of meaning in life, neglect of mercy, appalling violations of human dignity, and the crisis of the family,” the pope stated.
Barbados:
Barbadian police are investigating a fatal shooting in Whit Hill #2, St. Michael, that occurred around 9:30 p.m. on May 5th. The victim, Nicholas Ethan Jordan, 40, was attacked after arriving home. He was shot by an unknown assailant who approached him on foot from across the road.
Jordan, known to police, was positively identified by a relative. The investigation is ongoing.
Brazil–USA Beef Trade:
Despite a new 10% U.S. tariff, Brazilian meat exporters shipped over 48,000 metric tonnes of beef to the United States in April.
Roberto Perosa, head of Brazil’s beef lobby (Abiec), explained that a cattle shortage in the U.S. has increased demand for foreign beef, particularly from Brazilian and Australian suppliers. China remains Brazil’s largest export market.
