内容摘要：“Proposals like this stand to hurt rural America, not make them healthier,” American Dental Association President Dr. Brett Kessler said. “More than ever, at this critical time in American health care policy, it is vital that we slow down to properly study the full implications of actions like this on the health of the nation.”

“Proposals like this stand to hurt rural America, not make them healthier,” American Dental Association President Dr. Brett Kessler said. “More than ever, at this critical time in American health care policy, it is vital that we slow down to properly study the full implications of actions like this on the health of the nation.”

with The Conversation US, with funding from Lilly Endowment Inc. The AP is solely responsible for this content.ended with the same core doctrine for LGBTQ+ people that he inherited: The Catholic Church still

and condemned any sexual relations between gay or lesbian partners as “intrinsically disordered.”Yet unlike his predecessors, Francis incrementally conveyed through his actions, formal statements and occasional casual remarks that he wanted the churchAmong activists, there was frustration over the lack of a doctrinal breakthrough, but still there was gratitude this week for his unabashed warmth toward them.

A public blessing ceremony with hundreds of believers takes place in front of the Cologne Cathedral in Cologne, Germany, Sept. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)A public blessing ceremony with hundreds of believers takes place in front of the Cologne Cathedral in Cologne, Germany, Sept. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)

Francis, who died Monday, “was a transformational leader who included LGBTQ people in historic ways,” said Sarah Kate Ellis, CEO of the U.S.-based advocacy group GLAAD, who met twice with the pope. “His principles of empathetic listening, inclusion, and compassion are exactly what this divided world needs right now.”

Many conservative Catholic leaders were wary of his LGBTQ+ outreach — and sometimes were angry and defiant, such as when he decided in 2023 toNigeria’s President Bola Tinubu and his government have touted agriculture as a means for economic prosperity. Shortly after he took office in May 2023, Tinubu’s government declared a food security state of emergency and announced plans to activate 500,000 hectares of farmland in Nigeria’s land banks, which are mostly in the north.

The land banks, however, are yet to be activated.For more on Africa and development:

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