X-Outloud is a growing network across Europe of people who are no longer LGBT and a collection of their testimonies can be found in the ministry's new book.
An annual census by the Vatican news agency, Fides, shows that the number of Catholics has increased in Africa, the Americas and Asia but gone down in Europe.
The owner of a New York City supermarket chain predicted the food prices will increase sharply in the coming months, with some increasing 10 percent in the next two months.