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Is hell empty? Pope Francis hopes so. Among the thinkers of the past century who speculated it could be so was Hans Urs von Balthasar, a favorite of the past two popes and a prominent theologian of his time.

Try to imagine a “Hoya” and not much comes to mind. But there’s one symbol of Georgetown University who’s very real and very huggable: Jack the Bulldog. Now a brand new Jack is coming to the campus: a four-month-old bulldog puppy who will fill the void left behind by the last Jack, who died unexpectedly

The CARE act will ensure that aimals used for scientific research are given the chance to "find loving homes where they can live out the rest of their lives."

Hailed as a victory by animal welfare groups, new federal legislation now eliminates a long-standing requirement that investigational drugs must be tested on animals before humans receive them in drug trials.

With their own inherent value quite apart from whatever good might come from our use of them, animals ought to be treated as the kinds of creatures they are. Image: A gorilla at The Bronx Zoo in New York City, May 23, 2014 (Flickr/Tammy Lo) Over the past decade in Christian theological circles, theres been an explosion of concern for nonhuman animals. Not many people keep up with theological trends, so no shame if youve missed this one. But the fact is, while much of theology ...

In this Oct. 2, 2018 file photo, Bronx Zoo elephant "Happy" strolls inside the zoos Asia Habitat in New York. An appellate court on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020, upheld a lower court’s ruling dismissing a petition from an animal right’s group for Happy the elephant in the Bronx Zoo to get human-like rights and be moved to a sanctuary. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File) (RNS) — Over the past decade in Christian theological circles, there’s been an explosion of concern for nonhuman animals. Not ...

(RNS) — While much of theology is abstract by nature, this subject is as relatable as Happy the Elephant.

Catholic theologians support New York elephant rights case They are the latest experts to join the Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) in calling for freedom and sanctuary for Happy the Bronx Zoo elephant NEW YORK — Five Catholic theologians have submitted a brief to the New York Court of Appeals in support of an elephant rights case brought by the Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) to free an elephant from solitary confinement in the Bronx Zoo to an elephant sanctuary. Drawing on their expertise in C...

provide security to the president have been relieved of duty. it hap when in colombia where the president is a attending summit of the americas. jackie benson is at the white house trying to get answers. jackie? >> doreen, these allegations if true are a real black eye for this law enforcent agency. what we have heard sound like the things that college students do on spring break. not people assigned to protect the president. now, just a short time ago, we received a statement from ed ...

everybody gets a fair shot. and everybody is doing their fair share. >> reporter: he released his 1040, due next week, adjusted gross income 789,674, half salary, half book sales. 162,074 in taxes. a rate of 20.5%. president obamas campaigning for everyone making over a million to pay at least 30%. people like mitt romney, who estimates still pays 15% in taxes on 21 million in income in 2011. >> for romney, having a charismatic wife who can turn an attack into a political positive and ...