Bolivia farm region blocks borders, grain transport as protests lead to clashes
Santa Cruz/La Paz, Bolivia Reuters Protesters in Bolivia’s farming region of Santa Cruz are blocking highways out of the province, threatening to snarl the domestic transport of grains and food, as anger simmers following the arrest of local Governor Luis Camacho. The region, a stronghold of the conservative opposition to socialist President Luis Arce, is […]
Essay: Pope Benedict XVI – A man at odds with the modern world who leaves a legacy of intellectual brilliance and controversy
In an article first published on The Conversation, MATHEW SCHMALZ, professor of religious studies at the College of the Holy Cross in the US, examines Pope Benedict XVI’s legacy…