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Pope John Paul II was the first pontiff ever to visit Brazil, and he was hugely popular here. But each time he visited his adoring flock, he came in the knowledge that his Church was losing followers and influence at a frightening rate. Between 1980 and 2000, the proportion of...
The stanching of the flow of believers out of the Catholic Church is great news for the new Pontiff - and an unexpected one, given that the decline has been going on since records began in 1872. "The surprise is the stabilization of the number of Catholics," said Marcelo Neri, an...
After decades of losing ground to the Protestants, the local Catholic clergy had also noted that these rival churches lured believers not just with promises of rewards more immediate than a place in heaven, but also by offering services that are more joyful, happier, friendlier and more down-to-earth...
And it works. More than 70% of all sudden cardiac arrest victims are saved by defibrillators. Laura Friend, the cofounder of Parent Heart Watch, an advocacy group that helps to raise awareness and protect children from sudden cardiac death, knows that percentage all too well. Three years ago, she lost...
“We had high expectations going into the season, and we faced a lot of adversity,” Mahler said. “We were losing some early games and losing guys to injury, but for this team to be as resilient as they were, to grow...