6 min read  Here are two different analysis, one in English and one in Spanish , in this historic meeting of two of the world’s most inspiring and important leaders.   POPE-MOVEMENTS Oct-28-2014 Pope urges activists to struggle against ‘structural causes’ of poverty By Francis X. Rocca Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis urged an international gathering of grassroots social activists to struggle against the “structural causes” of poverty and inequality, with a “revolutionary” program drawn from the Gospels. “The poor no longer wait, they seek to be protagonists, they organize, study, work, demand and, above all, practice that

2 min readBolivian President Evo Morales is greeted by Pope Francis at a gathering held at the Vatican on October 28, 2014. (Photo: Bolivian Government Palace Press) Pope Francis and President Morales coincide on need to defend rights of the marginalized. Bolivian President traveled to the Vatican today to participate in the first International Gathering of Popular Movements. The gathering was organized by the Pontifical Council of Justice and Peace and brings together 200 representatives from popular organizations and movements from throughout the world. President Morales attended the gathering in his capacity as an Indigenous person and leader and centered his remarks

2 min readToday October 20 is the birthday of the pillar and soul of Casa Maria, Laura Alameda! For those of you familiar with Casa Maria in a day to day kind of way, who works harder than Laura? She only made it through 6th grade in Nogales, Sonora and then went to work so her sister could continue in school. In recent years Laura, a single mother, has seen both her daughters graduate from Pueblo High School. The youngest one is not only a tennis star at Pima College, she has a job at the Panda Express! On Saturday night 10