The president of France and the archbishop of Paris have vowed to rebuild Notre Dame Cathedral after a devastating fire.

The blaze collapsed the cathedral's spire and spread to one of its landmark rectangular towers.

"When you become a slave to your phone, you lose your freedom," Pope Francis said.

The fee would be $27.20 per semester and the figure represents the 1838 sale of 272 enslaved individuals by the Maryland province of the Society of Jesus province for the benefit of Georgetown University.

The perfect pitch Dominican Sister Mary Jo Sobieck threw prior to a Chicago White Sox game last summer not only went viral but is still out of the park.

The humanitarian crisis in Venezuela and the urgent need for assistance for those escaping the political and social turmoil is nearly overwhelming efforts of various faith groups in trying to alleviate the situation.