Environment

The demonstrations by native Americans against the Dakota Access Pipeline will surely be remembered as a landmark in relations between Christianity – especially the Catholic church– and indigenous people. The Christian clergy have been attending the voice of protests of over 200 indigenous groups since the polemic Pipeline project begun. Catholic church is very engaged in this cause, given that Pope Francis called for a rapid switch away from fossil fuels in his environmental encyclical.

Barcelona authorities announced Thursday they had fined Airbnb and Homeaway 600,000 euros ($633,600) each for advertising and renting out apartments to tourists illegally.

Dreaming of an apartment in Florida near the beach for your retirement? Think it twice if you are considering to invest in real estate in the seaside. Constructions near the waterline are likely to suffer the effects of climate change and rising sea levels in the near future, especially in the Eastern coast of the US, vulnerable to floodings and hurricanes.

"I know that not all of you are hateful. I know that not every registered Republican is hateful. I know that not every conservative thinker is hateful. I know that not every White person is hateful. However, those of you who supported Trump all became enablers of hate."

This was the text of my introduction speech at the first annual “Latino History Awards Luncheon”, hosted by AL DIA News at the Union League Club of Philadelphia, on September 21st, 2016

~The Editor

The official recording of the science we now called History began 484 years before Jesus Christ.

Renowned artist and social advocate César Viveros Herrera, primarily known for his groundbreaking mural to honor the Pope during the World Meeting of Families in 2015, is now undertaking another mural that hopes to increase the visibility of the rising Mexican immigrant population in Philadelphia.