Rapa Nui – the remote Chilean territory in the mid-Pacific widely known as Easter Island – is home to a Catholic church featuring artwork that reflects that islanders’ ancestral culture as well as Christian beliefs.
Benedict death paves way for protocols to guide future popes
The death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has unfolded in an entirely un-papal-like manner: There were no bells tolling in St. Peter’s Basilica, no solemn announcement in a Vatican City square and no mobilizing of official delegations to Rome
9 dead, including children, after stampede during New Year’s event in Uganda
Police say a stampede during New Year’s celebrations at a popular mall in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, has left at least nine people dead, including children.
A tip for unmarried couples: Romance has a bottom line
The childhood truism that the fairest way to split anything is 50-50 simply doesn’t hold when it comes to balancing a household budget. | Commentary
How to build wealth when you don’t own your home
Financial advisers offer tips on how people in their 20s and 30s can build wealth as a renter.
Thousands pour into Brazil’s capital for Lula inauguration
Brazil’s President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will be sworn in Sunday in the capital Brasilia and assume office for the third time, marking the culmination of a political comeback sure to thrill supporters and enrage opponents in a fiercely polari…