POPE BENEDICT XVI announced the creation of 24 new cardinals in October. There are three reasons for a pope to appoint a cardinal, Vatican experts suggest: to boost the status of a certain diocese;...
“BREAD is as scarce as gold in this country”. That was the talk in Zimbabwe during the last few months of 2007. Shelves have been empty of staple foods in small shops and supermarkets...
DECEMBER is that time of the year when our hearts are made joyous by the warmth and light of Christmas, the feast of the birth of Our Lord, Jesus Christ.
IT IS AUTUMN in New Jersey, and across the orange-leafed campus of Montclair State University two grey-habited, grey-veiled nuns have become a familiar sight. Montclair, fourteen miles from Manhattan...
ON CHRISTMAS EVE, the store in Cleburne, Texas, was jammed. The energy was frantic as dozens of people waited in long lines at checkout counters to make final purchases.
TANZANIA is blessed with many rivers, lakes and ground water. Yet this plentiful supply of water is far away from poor families living in urban and rural areas, who must struggle to collect it for...
