Dispatches

ldquo You are an angel of peace rdquo Pope Francis told Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the end of their meeting in the Vatican May 16 during which they both expressed the hope for the resumption of ldquo direct peace negotiations rdquo between Israelis and Palestinians Francis paid hi

Pepperdine University Seaver College Commencement nbsp May 2ndElizabeth HolmesHolmes is the founder and CEO of Theranos nbsp which is developing cheap tests for the diagnosis of disease Holmes is also the world rsquo s youngest self-made female billionaire and one of TIME rsquo s 2015 100 most in

ldquo I accept this election in the name of all the poor people in the world rdquo nbsp With these words the Filipino cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle accepted his election as the new President of Caritas Internationalis He is the first Asian to head this confederation of Catholic Church charity a

The groundswell of support this time around is quite strong.

In response to the recent spate of xenophobic attacks the South African Government launched Operation Fiela a word which means to ldquo sweep clean rdquo or ldquo clear out rdquo the rubbish Although the national police force led this operation the military were also brought in to assist Th

Food for the journeys that we’re all on.

ldquo The Vatican never condemned the Theology of Liberation rdquo Fr Gustavo Guti rrez O P the father of Liberation Theology told a press conference in the Vatican on May 12 ldquo There was a dialogue with the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith here in Rome sometimes a very crit

Much of “Ultron” is explicitly dedicated to saving ordinary people.

Pope Francis and Cuba 39 s President Raul Castro conversed together alone in a very cordial way for 55 minutes an unusually long time given that they didn 39 t need interpreters nbsp quot Bienvenido quot Francis said as he welcomed the President on his arrival Castro responded quot Th

The Vatican has published the Statutes for the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors This is another important step in the wide-ranging effort by Pope Francis to ensure total protection for every child and minor in all institutions of the Catholic Church worldwide and to prevent the s