A U.S. bishop who recently visited with refugees in Iraq told a Senate subcommittee March 11 that a multi-pronged approach is needed to combat a wide range of humanitarian problems including religious persecution."Grim statistics are only part of the story," Bishop Oscar Cantu of Las Cruce
Jean Vanier, an advocate for people with developmental disabilities who helped create an international network of residential communities that champion the rights of their residents, has won the 2015 Templeton Prize.A Roman Catholic layman and a lifelong student of philosophy and theology, Vanier is
Drying livestock carcasses and anguished faces of hungry women and children have become a common feature here as droughts increase due to climate change.But now, in an effort to fight hunger, the Roman Catholic Church is making 3,000 acres of church-owned land available for commercial farming.&ldquo
Memories of Boko Haram’s murderous spree in his Nigerian hometown haunt Tom Gowon, 9, as he sits on a patch of grass at a refugee camp, sipping steaming porridge from a plastic mug.“I was lucky because I was not killed,” said Gowon, recalling the assault on Baga, Nigeria, in early