Laurice Chavez

$Dramatic decline in Ebola cases reported; West African countries remain \'cautiously optimistic\'$
Dramatic decline in Ebola cases reported; West African countries remain 'cautiously optimistic'

The World Health Organisation reports a dramatic decline in Ebola cases.
Pope reminds families to talk, not text

In his message for the Catholic Church's World Day of Social Communications, Pope Francis calls families to set aside their smart phones for some face-to-face time.
$Doomsday Clock now reads three minutes to \'midnight\'$
Doomsday Clock now reads three minutes to 'midnight'

Due to unchecked climate change and global nuclear weapons modernizations, we are now just three minutes away from the end of the world.
Catholic priest banned from preaching for speaking at anti-Islam protest

German Catholic priest Father Paul Spaetling has been forbidden from preaching or speak on behalf of the Church after participating in a rally organised by a group associated with the Patriotic Europeans against the Islamisation of the West (PEGIDA).
$China\'s oldest priest dies at 105$
China's oldest priest dies at 105

Father Ye Yaomin of Guangzhou, China's oldest priest, was 105 when he passed away Tuesday.
ISIS is raping and selling girls and women as sexual slaves, according to freed Yazidis

Elderly Yazidis who were freed by ISIS report that girls and women continue to suffer from horrifying abuses at the hands of the militant group.
$Jill Duggar and Derick Dillard enjoy quality time together before baby\'s arrival$
Jill Duggar and Derick Dillard enjoy quality time together before baby's arrival

Jill Duggar and husband Derick Dillard headed to a Chinese restaurant for some quality time together before Baby Dilly's arrival
$Girl asks Pope: \'Why does God allow children to become prostitutes?\'$
Girl asks Pope: 'Why does God allow children to become prostitutes?'

Pope Francis was left speechless when a 12-year-old Filipina asked him why does God allow drugs and prostitution to happen to children.
$North Korean prisoner retracts some details in his bestseller \'Escape from Camp 14\'$
North Korean prisoner retracts some details in his bestseller 'Escape from Camp 14'

Shin Dong-Hyuk, the North Korean prison camp survivor who is the subject of the bestselling book 'Escape from Camp 14', has retracted some parts of his story.
World Vision joins $250m Ebola vaccine initiative as it continues to address stigma

World Vision announced that it has become part of a $250-million programme aimed at providing a vaccine solution to the Ebola virus disease.
$Saudi Arabia: Blogger\'s second lashing postponed; woman publicly beheaded in Mecca$
Saudi Arabia: Blogger's second lashing postponed; woman publicly beheaded in Mecca

A Burmese woman was decapitated in Mecca after being convicted of the sexual abuse and murder of a seven-year-old. Meanwhile, the flogging of liberal writer Raif Badawi was postponed for medical reasons.
$Man awakens after 12 years in coma, says he was aware of \'everything\'$
Man awakens after 12 years in coma, says he was aware of 'everything'

Martin Pistorius reveals he was aware of "everything" during the years he was trapped in a coma.