Rio, the name of a South American city, holds so much hope for hundreds of athletes gearing up to compete on the […]
Gymnast Shawn Johnson Opens Up About God, Faith, and the Olympics In “I Am Second” Video
South America
Rio de Janeiro’s Archbishop Held at Gunpoint for Second Time This Year
Orani Tempesta’s car attacked by “four heavily armed bandits”, as Brazilian police struggle to secure Rio de Janeiro streets before […]
Pope Francis Arrives in South America for Start of 9-Day Tour
Latin America’s first pope returned to Spanish-speaking South America on Sunday for the first time, beginning a nine-day tour that […]
Pope Francis to Visit South America’s Poorest During July Trip
Pope Francis is taking his “church for the poor” to three of South America’s poorest and most peripheral countries, making […]
Remembering Elisabeth Elliot: What the Wife of a Martyred Missionary Meant for Thousands of Women
I was 15, it was a scorching summer afternoon and I was sitting on a concrete pathway between the fellowship […]
Earth Only Has Two Giant, Intact Forests Left
To see the Earth’s ecology forest for its trees, first we have to acknowledge there aren’t many large, intact forests […]
Thousands Evacuated Due to Violent Volcano Eruptions In Chile
One of South America’s most active volcanoes erupted early Tuesday in southern Chile, spewing heavy smoke into the air as […]
Scientists Say Deforestation and Climate Change are Responsible for Drought in Brazil
The unprecedented drought now affecting São Paulo, South America’s giant metropolis, is believed to be caused by the absence of […]
IOC VP John Coates Calls Brazil’s Olympic Preparations “the Worst” Ever
International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice president John Coates has called Brazil’s preparations for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games “the […]
