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November 3, 2014

Vol. 211 / No. 13

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Of Other Things
Bill McGarveyOctober 23, 2014

Though it might sound like a whodunit, 'Calvary' feels more like the movie version of what Percy called a 'philosophical novel.'

A girl eats her meal next to a relative shucking corn in Terrabona, Nicaragua. (CNS photo/Oswaldo Rivas, Reuters)
Signs Of the Times

Providing food aid to people in need is not enough to eradicate world hunger, Pope Francis said in a message marking the celebration of World Food Day on Oct. 16. An overhaul of the entire framework of aid policies and food production is needed so that countries can be in charge of their own agricul

Member of Christian community holds placard during rally to condemn suicide attack on church in Pakistan.
Signs Of the Times

A five-year court odyssey for a Pakistani Christian mother of five will continue after an appeals court in Lahore, Pakistan, on Oct. 16 upheld a death sentence for “blasphemy.” Asia Bibi, 45, has been imprisoned since 2009 while appealing her conviction. Accused by co-workers after a dis

Children encouraged to wash hands at Ebola sensitization program in Liberia.
Signs Of the Times

Ever since Frank Mulbah’s mother died of Ebola in Monrovia, Liberia, in August, no one will go near him. “I went to my relatives after my mother died, but they chased me away, even after I told them that I didn’t have Ebola,” said Frank, 12, who tested negative for Ebola at t

Signs Of the Times
Judith ValenteOctober 23, 2014

Jordan Becker has close-cropped dark hair, a trim goatee and bulging biceps from lifting weights daily at the gym. Becker did not always look this way. A photograph of Becker at age 4 shows a smiling little girl with ringlet curls in a frilly dress. “My mother had to pay me to wear that dress,

Mexico's Missing
Signs Of the Times

The Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph said on Oct. 14 that it hoped that a $9.95 million settlement of abuse claims “can bring about some closure to those hurt by abuse in the past.”• Alaska’s Gov. Sean Parnell said in a statement released on Oct. 12 that his administration wi

PERMANENT STATUS? An Iraqi child, who fled from ISIS militants in mosul, outside her tent at a camp in Erbil in September.
Signs Of the Times
Kevin ClarkeOctober 23, 2014

Church agencies are rushing to prepare shelters so refugee can last through the winter.