Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of Manila said the Synod of Bishops on the family was more than a series of discussions on divorce and gay unions and that the impact of poverty on families, especially in Asia, was a major concern of participants."Poverty is really affecting the Filipino family in a

Fitness has become a religion of sorts for many people We set fitness goals and seek out endurance events such as Tough Mudder and Crossfit to prove ourselves to others I will be the first to admit that I relish these kinds of challenges But what are we hoping to gain from these experiences Th

According to Bloomberg News very His return to the Cleveland Cavaliers will generate as much as 215 million annually in new and redistributed money for the franchise and Cleveland from tourism taxes service industry spending and the team 39 s business according to data compiled by Bloomberg Ne

Pope Francis pleaded for the international community to take stronger, coordinated steps to "annihilate" the Ebola virus and help the millions of people impacted by the disease."As the Ebola virus epidemic worsens, I want to express my deep concern for this relentless illness that is

Despite cease-fire, abducted girls have not been released.

'The poor no longer wait, they seek to be protagonists'

Burials that are dignified and safe are urgently needed for Ebola victims in West Africa, where corpses are frequently left unattended for days and then thrown into graves without ceremony, a U.S. church aid official said."So many people are dying that there has not been the capacity to respond

Ross Douthat rsquo s article in the nbsp New York Times on Sunday sounded the alarm Pope Francis through his Synod on the Family has brought the church to the edge of a precipice If the synod continues on its present trajectory it will ldquo sow confusion among the church rsquo s orthodox adhere

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President Obama’s promised executive actions to fix parts of the immigration system will not come until after the Nov. 4 elections, but some analysts are predicting anything he does will be treated contentiously, with legal challenges and calls for impeachment. Nevertheless, the possibility th

Bishop calls for stronger monitoring and transparency in coal mining practices.

Stephanie Celustka prayed at Mass for an end to the Islamic State threat in the Middle East. The parishioner from San Diego’s St. Anne Catholic Church is among the 53 percent of Americans who said in a September Pew poll that they support a U.S. military campaign against ISIS, as the Islamic m

As gaming industry become more diverse, more fans challenging sexism, exclusion.

In Arcatao, El Salvador, a small town nestled amid stunning mountain vistas near the Honduran border, the Historical Memory Committee is charged with preserving the memory of the civil war that left more than 75,000 dead—and thousands more “disappeared”—between 1980 and 1992.