Signs Of the Times

“In a world shaken by wars, economic crises and social discouragement, the youths…had only one message to spread: Christ lives,” said Cardinal Marc Ouellet.

More than 126,000 people have been deported through the program since it began in 2008.

According to one report, since June an average of 10 children under the age of 5 have died every day.

The Rev. Antonio Mora ministers to a town under siege, where masked men guard checkpoints and roads are blocked by burnt cars.

“As it stands, the language is not broad enough to protect our Catholic health providers,” the Catholic Health Association complained in a statement.

More than 11 million people in the region could be affected by the famine, brought on by drought and escalating food costs.

According to a new U.N. report, Palestinian families within the Israeli-administered Area C on the West Bank are being driven from their homes.

A car bomb exploded on Aug. 2 outside the Holy Family Syrian Catholic church in the city of Kirkuk, leaving at least 20 people injured.

Christian organizations raise their voices on the best way to protect the poor and refuce the national debt.