On February 7 nbsp President Barack Obama signed the Agricultural Act of 2014 into law The Act is being hailed as a seminal bipartisan piece of legislation with a heavy focus on helping farmers Mr Obama emphasized the fact that the bill would help rural communities in regards to economic develop

Every year at Christmas upon my return home I always make an extra effort to visit my alma mater My primary reason is clear to visit friends that I made amongst the faculty and staff when I was a student there and with whom I still try to keep close ties But I do retain a secondary reason for m

I have never met Segundo Montes I have also never met Ignacio Ellacuria or Amando Lopez I have not met Ignacio Martin-Baro Juan Ramon Moreno Joaquin Lopez y Lopez nor Elba Ramos or her daughter Celina The truth is that they all died five years before I was even born These eight individuals li

It begins with the woodwinds soft low and warm Next the violins enter at first intermittently and then the brass burst forth with the chorus shortly thereafter Forcing the listener to run the gamut of emotions from fear to joy horror to relief and with overwhelming force and great empowerme

M23 rebels laid down their arms in the Democratic Republic of Congo The Supreme Court deliberated nbsp quot official quot prayer Vatican Officials reported Monday that the nbsp Extraordinary Synod of Bishops set for next October which will use materual gathered from an unprecedented 39-point ques

Lyndon Baines Johnson 36th President of the United States had what many consider to be one of the rockiest administrations in the history of the U S presidency From his ascension to office upon the assassination of President Kennedy to the riots in Maryland and the South to the cacophonous Dem

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Archbishop Dominique Mamberti Secretary for Relations with States of the Holy See spoke on Wednesday regarding Vatican financial transparency and presented new legislation in the Vatican rsquo s financial laws to reduce any chance of money laundering or the financing of terrorism In his general au

Over 300 casualties are reported after a serious 7 8 earthquake is southwestern Pakistan Rescue teams and relief efforts have been swift in response Relief agencies in Syria are currently experiencing issues meeting the demands for assistance leading to the situation to worsen even more so than be

The evening was one that few know about and in some ways seems unlikely On Monday Sept 16 on the eve of the opening of the 68th nbsp session of the United Nations General Assembly leaders from around the world gathered in prayer just a block away from the U N complex at the Church of the Holy