La Catrina was a revolutionary figure mocking upper-class Mexican ladies who turned their backs on their heritage, and over time, she has become a symbol of that very heritage.
Pope Francis was in the Philippines last week and said men need to start listening to women more, and stop being so macho. He also said Catholics need to stop being 'like rabbits,' if you know what I mean, and I think you do!
A mattress is to thank for saving the life of a 4-month-old girl found in the rubble of her Victoria, Texas, home after an explosion on Wednesday morning, officials say.
The world is waking up to some pretty big news out of Vatican City. Pope Benedict says he will resign his position. This is some pretty big news because the last time a sitting Pope stepped down, was in 1415.
Just as he finished a sermon on Sunday, Pope Benedict XVI symbolically released two doves into the air as a call for peace. But soon after the birds took flight, an aggressive seagull began dive bombing one of them. Uh oh. We're generally not superstitious, but we sure hope this isn't a sign of bad things to come.
Last year, during the height of the fight over domestic partner benefits for El Paso city employees, the church that led the charge against those benefits, the Word of Life Church, came under fire for meddling in politics. Churches can't do that. And they shouldn't. But it has nothing to do with the IRS rules against them doing that. It has to do with God and free will.