| Two years after tragedy, can Guatemala rethink child protection? Posted: 08 Mar 2019 01:58 PM PST ![Two years after tragedy, can Guatemala rethink child protection?]( "Two years after tragedy, can Guatemala rethink child protection?") Vianney Claret Hernández says she tried everything within her family's means to help her daughter Ashley thrive. On nights when Ashley disappeared from home, Ms. Hernández would jump into action, calling her daughter's friends or showing up at their front doors. Finally, when a judge ordered Ashley into a state-run home for youth, Ms. Hernández says she felt it was the right move.
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| Meanwhile in … France, lightsaber dueling is now a recognized sport. Posted: 08 Mar 2019 12:42 PM PST ![Meanwhile in … France, lightsaber dueling is now a recognized sport.]( "Meanwhile in … France, lightsaber dueling is now a recognized sport.") In France, lightsaber dueling is now a recognized sport. In an effort to engage young people and make exercise more attractive, the French Fencing Federation elevated lightsabers to the same status as foils, epees, and sabers. The federation's officially sanctioned lightsaber duels last three minutes and use light-up lightsabers (sometimes with sound effects) paired with traditional fencing safety gear.
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| To end an Ebola epidemic, listening helps Posted: 08 Mar 2019 10:52 AM PST ![To end an Ebola epidemic, listening helps]( "To end an Ebola epidemic, listening helps") For eight months, health workers in Congo have been battling the second-worst Ebola epidemic in history. Compared with a massive outbreak of the virus five years ago in western Africa, this time responders in the Central African country have much better medical tools. Now in many parts of Congo, the response starts with volunteers going into villages and welcoming people to talk about their concerns, their knowledge of Ebola, and their preferences in dealing with it.
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| Alternative churches: are they the future of religion? Posted: 08 Mar 2019 08:29 AM PST ![Alternative churches: are they the future of religion?]( "Alternative churches: are they the future of religion?") Church in the woods, dinner church, laundry church – in recent years, churches with nontraditional venues, meeting dates, and demographics have sprung up in the hundreds across the U.S. As people seek meaning and community in ever-shifting ways, will the alternative church movement save the church from decline?
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