Archive for September 14, 2013

Jill McElya, a human rights lawyer with the Invisible Girl Project, answers a question as Dr. Sabu M. George (R) listens on Sept 9, 2013. ?w=200&h=150

By Adelaide Mena

Panel explores link between sex-selection, abuse of women

A recent hearing before members of the U.S. House of Representatives examined the gender imbalance in India and its connection... Read more

Pope Francis greets the crowds outside the Basilica of St. John Lateran on April 7, 2013. ?w=200&h=150

Gossip is a form of murder, Pope Francis reflects

During his morning Mass homily in Santa Marta, Pope Francis focused on the topic of gossip – saying that when... Read more

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Haiti children's home to open in honor of Argentine priest

A rehabilitation clinic for the handicapped in Port-au-Prince will soon be opened in honor of Father Jose Gabriel del Rosario... Read more

Pope Francis begins his popemobile tour of the May 15, 2013 general audience in St. Peter's Square. ?w=200&h=150

Pope Francis: mystery of the Cross is bittersweet

On the Feast of the Triumph of the Cross, Pope Francis devoted his daily homily to considering both the bitterness... Read more

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Pope praises newly beatified Argentine 'cowboy priest'

On the occasion the beatification of Fr. José Gabriel Brochero of Cordoba, Argentina, known to locals as the “cowboy priest,”... Read more