South America

Apr 8 2013

Easy to make and eat

Today’s food holiday gets our seal of approval! April 8 is National Empanada Day.

Some food dishes know no boundaries; they are loved by many cultures the world over. Empanadas fit perfectly into this category.

Most people think of these half-moon shaped pastries as being South American, but their origins can be traced back to Portugal and Galicia. The beauty of empanadas is that the rich, buttery dough can be filled with almost anything — sweet or savory.

Mar 15 2013

He’s known as a voice for the poor

By Dana Ford
CNN News Service

THE VATICAN—Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina is known as a humble man, a capable administrator and—as expected of a new pope—a man of great faith.

Those and other qualities will be put to the test as he embarks on his most historic role yet.
On Wednesday, cardinals elected Bergoglio to be the first non-European pope in the modern era. He is the first pontiff from South America, and the first Jesuit to be elected head of the Roman Catholic Church.

Mar 13 2013

Pope Francis I

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Bells sounded at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in downtown Los Angeles today to greet the announcement that a new pope had been selected.

Archbishop Jose Gomez celebrated the midday Mass at the cathedral in recognition of the historic selection of Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina as pope.

Gregg Reese  |   OW Staff Writer
Jan 31 2013

The war on drugs moves to the Motherland

“In the 19th century, Europe’s hunger for slaves devastated West Africa. Two hundred years later, its growing appetite for cocaine could do the same.” —Antonio Maria Costa, executive director, U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime
 

Feb 10 2011

Festival showcases international movies

The 19th annual Pan African Film and Arts Festival (PAFF), America’s largest Black film festival, scheduled Feb. 16-21, will showcase more than 150 new movies from Africa, the United States, Europe, the Caribbean, the South Pacific, South America, and Canada. This event, established in 1992, also features 100 Black fine artists and craftspeople, poetry readings, fashion shows, free forums, and panels.

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.
 

Alabama
Freeman A. Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, will address the annual African American Business Council luncheon on June 28. Hrabowski, who is chairman of President Barack Obama’s Advisory Commission on Education Excellence for African Americans, has a national reputation for his work studying the performance of minority students in math and science. Hrabowski, named one of the 10 best college presidents in the country by Time magazine, was a child leader in the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham in the 1960s.
 

Arkansas
The Liberty Counsel filed a motion and a brief in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas seeking to intervene on behalf of a Concepts of Life crisis pregnancy center to defend against a suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Reproductive Rights. The groups seek to impose a permanent injunction before the Human Heartbeat Protection Act goes into effect July 18. Liberty Counsel also filed a brief opposing the ACLU’s request for an injunction. The “Heartbeat” bill states that when a woman seeks an abortion at or after the 12th week, doctors must test for a fetal heartbeat before an abortion is performed and inform the pregnant mother that the child in her womb has a heartbeat. If a heartbeat is detected, a woman cannot have an abortion, except in cases of rape, incest, and if a mother’s life is in danger. “As we promised when the legislation was introduced, Liberty Counsel will defend this law without reservation for the people of Arkansas, born and pre-born,” said Matt Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel. “No right is more foundational than the right to life. Without life, all other rights are irrelevant,” concluded Staver.