Meet the New Pope!
On May 8, 2025, the College of Cardinals chose the 267th pope to lead the Roman Catholic Church–about 1.4 billion Catholics around the world. The […]
Pope Francis I
Remembering Pope Francis
On April 21, 2025, Pope Francis passed away at the age of 88. He died from complications following a stroke. This week btw looks at […]
Stuff YOU Should Know
Obama Plans Trip to Cuba At the end of 2014, btw brought you news of President Obama’s announcement of a foreign policy shift regarding Cuba. […]
Stuff YOU Should Know
Eurozone Update This time last year, btw brought you a story regarding the European Debt Crisis. One of the biggest threats to the European Union […]
Stuff YOU Should Know
Minimum Wage Gaining Maximum Attention Last month, the City of Los Angeles, California passed a landmark ordinance to increase the minimum wage to $15 an […]
Uniting the Americas in Summit
At the beginning of the year, btw brought you news of President Obama’s announcement of a historic shift in the United States’ relationship with Cuba. Earlier […]
Stuff YOU Should Know
Tis the Season to be Awesome! Last year, btw enthusiastically brought you news of the wildly successful crowdfunding campaign called Project for Awesome. In 2007, “Vlogbrothers” […]
btw’s Year in Review: World News
Last week, btw took a look at the big stories from around the United States. This week we move on to the rest of the […]
The Catholic Church Elects a New Pope
Last month Pope Benedict XVI announced his retirement as the leader of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church. The pope began his role as leader of […]