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--WILL OTHERS FOLLOW SUIT? Mark Chopko, general counsel for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, calls the bankruptcy an "act of desperation," though one a "handful" of dioceses might consider. They might be wise to hang back awhile. True, Portland may rationalize its debt, keep discussion of its sins to...
The affairs can be as lavish as any wedding. Quinceaneras usually begin with a Roman Catholic Mass, followed by a reception in which the girl dances a waltz with her father and performs a dance with her court. All told, a typical party costs about $10,000 for gowns, DJ...
Quinceanera festivities, which have roots in Aztec and Catholic traditions, have been around Latin America for centuries, but as the number of Latinos in the U.S. has grown (there are currently more than 35 million), such celebrations have become more commercial and more mainstream. Wal-Mart now stocks budget quinceanera...
And the gatherings are spreading outside the Catholic Latino community. Stephen Everett, a pastor at the nondenominational Present Truth Ministries in Cape Coral, Fla., now officiates at the ceremonies at the behest of Latino congregants. Quinceanera planners report that courts increasingly consist of multi-ethnic lineups. So even if you...
Manila Gives In When Filipino truck driver Angelo de la Cruz was kidnapped by insurgents outside Fallujah on July 8 and threatened with decapitation unless the Philippines' 51 peacekeepers were pulled from Iraq, Manila was presented with an all-too-familiar dilemma. (Similar demands have been made of Japan, South...