While the growth of Hispanics in the U.S. Catholic Church has been explosive, a new study reveals that this increase presents both a strength and a challenge for the church.
Depending on where you live in the country, Spring is back, or Summer is on its way. In either case, it's that time again: time to break out the drop-resistant smartphone case and earphones and hit the track to really get started on that perennial New Year's resolution. Here are the five best fitness apps to get you going and to track your progress.
Snuggled amongst hills in the midwest of Brazil lies the village of Araras with an interesting phenomena. One in 40 of its inhabitants have a rare skin disease called xeroderma pigmentosum and likely represent the largest collected group of its kind in the world.
Rossini's "La Cenerentola" is easily one of the comic gems of opera and the current cast the Met has assembled is one that should not be missed particularly the dynamic duo that is Florez and DiDonato. The production has two more performances with the final May 10 being transmitted live in HD.
Imagine a spelling bee where the contestant is asked to spell the South American country Colombia and he or she spells "C-O-L-U-M-B-I-A." If you're not Colombian, it may seem like just a harmless mistake from a middle schooler. Now imagine a top executive at a major company or an A-list celebrity or professional athlete with millions of followers on social media who tweets about Colombia with a "u." How do Colombian affiliates, investors, Latino audience or fan base feel about that?
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that legislative bodies, such as city councils, are allowed to begin town meetings with prayer, even if they're regularly Christian prayers.
The HIPGive contest, which merges technology and traditional philanthropy, is one of the biggest endeavors launched by the Latino charity juggernaut Hispanics in Philanthropy. The organization is widely recognized for growing a robust network of leaders, givers and members, all with an agenda that includes empowering and advocating for Latinos over a 30-year history of giving. Headed by HIP President Diana Campoamor, HIP has raised $45 million to fund emerging Latino and Latin American nonprofits and has found more than 170 benefactors to match funds, boosting HIP's impact.
Gluten-free and single? You may have found your perfect match: a new dating site, appropriately named glutenfreesingles.com, matches singles who are gluten-free due to disease or by choice.
Cinco de Mayo, a day that's far more celebrated in the United States than in Mexico, is normally saturated with multi-colored Mexican-style decorations, libations, music, food, folkloric dancing -- and poor decision making. In the U.S., Cinco is also meant to celebrate Mexican heritage and pride.
In 2010, Peru and Brazil signed an agreement that would have allowed Brazilian energy companies to build two super-dams in Peru's rivers and use them to create hydroelectric energy. However, one woman stood in the way of the massive project. This year she was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize.
