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In a decree on Feb. 7, Pope Francis authorized the Congregation for the Causes of the Saints to promulgate the causes of these Catholics in the various stages of the canonization process.
Apple plans to cease using conflict minerals by the end of 2014, the company has announced in its annual supplier responsibility report.
According to the BBC, the U.N. humanitarian coordinator in South Sudan, Toby Lanzer, says $1.3 billion are needed for emergency aid to address the severe and growing crisis in South Sudan.
An independent research team has prepared a report for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) which states that approximately 250,000,000 children around the world are not being properly educated and are functionally illiterate, and incapable of doing basic math. This is approximately 1/3 of the world’s children. The impact of this lack of education is estimated to cost about $129 billion annually.
Hundreds of elderly Koreans from both sides of the border reunited at a North Korean mountain resort, embracing each other in tears after 60 years of separation.
To talk about Christian martyrdom today may seem old-fashioned, evoking an uncivilized era when people, who professed their faith in Jesus, were killed in arenas for public display, and fed to the starving lions, to serve as a lesson for all. But, as old as it may sound, the reality is that martyrdom still defines a present reality in many parts of the world.
