Signs Of the Times

The Missionaries of Charity have launched a year of programs celebrating the centennial in 2010 of the birth of Blessed Mother Teresa, the order’s founder.

Catholic presence in Afghanistan is limited to aid workers. Preaching Christianity is strictly forbidden.

The new translation will serve the majority of Spanish-speaking Catholics who cannot understand current Spanish translations of the Bible.

The convictions of six people on charges related to anti-Christian violence have “strengthened our people’s morale,” the local bishop said.

Supporters of the initiative see minarets as political symbols and signs of an increasing Islamic presence in Switzerland.

The native populations of Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador face endemic poverty, illiteracy, ill health and government neglect.

Pope Benedict XVI’s message about environmental protection in Charity in Truth has applications both in daily life and in the political arena, adovocates say.

Although one out of five U.S. soldiers is Catholic, there are just 100 Catholic chaplains for the entire U.S. Army.

The question of whether the wage increase will help or hurt the economy remains to be seen.

A conference addresses expanding a successful Lectio Divina Scripture study program for Hispanic Catholics.