The homicide rate among youth in Latin America is double or triple the rate in all other parts of the world except Africa.
“John Paul II is blessed because of his faith—a strong, generous and apostolic faith,” Pope Benedict said on May 1.
Spring storms of historic intensity ravaged communities broadly throughout the South creating destruction in “unheard of proportions.”
The OECD reports that the share of children living in poor households has reached 12.7 percent among its member states.
Two-thirds of developing countries are on track or close to meeting targets for tackling extreme poverty and hunger.