Pope Francis issues the apostolic letter Patris Corde (“With a Father’s Heart”) for the 150th anniversary of the declaration of
Saint Joseph as patron of the universal Church. The Pope declares a special Year of St. Joseph (December 8, 2020 — December 8, 2021).
(Vatican News)
Disasters and accidents
A helicopter crash in the
French Alps, leaves five people dead and another injured. The helicopter was carrying an air rescue crew on a training mission.
(Reuters)
Manitoba extends its COVID-19 restrictions into January. However, drive-in church services will be exempted, thrift stores will be allowed to reopen, and sales of
Christmas and holiday items will be permitted.
(CBC)
Alberta imposes tough new restrictions in a bid to curb soaring COVID-19 infections including the closure of all casinos and gyms, banning dine-in service at restaurants and bars, imposing a mandatory provincewide mask requirement, banning all outdoor and indoor social gatherings, and imposing mandatory work-from-home measures.
(CBC)
Pornographic website
Pornhub, one of the internet's most visited websites, bans users from downloading videos and restricts uploads to certain "partner accounts", following allegations in The New York Times that the website hosted
child abuse content.
(Reuters)(BBC News)
UEFA suspends the
group stage match between
Paris Saint-Germain and
İstanbul Başakşehir inside the opening 15 minutes, after players from both teams abruptly left the pitch in protest of an alleged racist incident by a match official towards İstanbul Başakşehir assistant manager
Pierre Webó.
(CNN)