Pope Francis: ‘Not To Have Children Is A Selfish Choice’
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Less than a month after saying Catholics don’t have to multiply “like rabbits,” Pope Francis on Wednesday (Feb. 11) once again praised big families, telling a gathering…
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VATICAN CITY (RNS) Less than a month after saying Catholics don’t have to multiply “like rabbits,” Pope Francis on Wednesday (Feb. 11) once again praised big families, telling a gathering…
Lahore, Pakistan – The transgender community in Pakistan has gained ground with the Supreme Court recognising a third gender on national identity cards, however, it remains widely discriminated against in…
Race is an absurd illusion with material consequences, a paradox that makes it slippery to discuss. (In the words of author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, “race only matters because of racism.”)…
Novelist Amanda Filipacchi comes from a beautiful family. Her mother was a Ford model, and she describes the other members of her family — the non-models — as “gorgeous.” Perhaps,…
Some of the most influential players in big-money conservative politics gathered late last month to discuss government’s role in society, but their focus kept shifting to a less weighty topic:…
(RNS) After almost two centuries in New York City, the nonprofit American Bible Society is moving its headquarters to Philadelphia. “New York has become so extraordinarily expensive that nonprofit staff…
Rescue workers who helped save Bart — the “zombie cat” who clawed his way out of an untimely grave last week — don’t want the resilient feline to return to…
The latest in the thickening plot line ripped from an animal version of “The Walking Dead”: The executive director of the Tampa Humane Society announced the group would not be…
A baby goat was beheaded and its twin was taken from a park where they had been in a pen, the Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals…
Seems like you can’t throw a stick without running into a shaggy (or short-haired) dog storyand advertisers, in particular, know that puppies demand attention. Take GoDaddy.com. In recent years, the…
You think handling another human’s warm excrement is bad? Wait until you discover that society has a rigidly pre-defined set of gender norms it’s just waiting to try and force…
Rest in purrs. – Veterinarians at the Humane Society of Tampa Bay expect Bart to fully recover and be able to return home, although he will lose one of his…
If society collapses tomorrow, future civilizations might think a red-headed God once lived in Burbank, California. In addition to having a digital fan art gallery dedicated to Conan O’Brien fan…
“Thank you for your great kindness and I apologize for the tremendous inconvenience and trouble that my son has caused,” she said. The apology is understandable in the context of…
The app allows users to access Facebook, Wikipedia and job postings, as well as information about motherhood, health care and civil rights. “Unless we intervene … women will not get…
Smog has darkened Beijing’s skies and sullied the city’s reputation, but northern China’s persistent pollution plague is now getting more artful treatment from one of China’s most famous filmmakers. Greenpeace…
This little teddy bear of a dog had a loving home for the first 9 years of his life, but Chewy’s situation changed and his family could no longer keep…
Backlash from fans and critics was fervent. “It’s a movie about blacks being shut out of society. … And now we’re shut out of Hollywood,” Al Sharpton told the New…
Cindy Storer: I think it’s too soon to evaluate the French and broader European response to the attacks. But I’d like to address what I hope will come of this….
Ask people for a list of things China is famous for and you might expect a healthy dose of sarcasm. But cast aside cynicism and you’ll find a number of…
The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the state may continue to force a teenager to undergo chemotherapy treatments that could save her life. The court said that attorneys for…
In India’s conservative society, remaining a bachelor is not an option. A new bride would help his parents, he says. “They would have had an easier life. They would have…