Vatican City: Pope Francis thanked aid groups that rescue and care for migrants today and denounced the “sterile hypocrisy” of those who turn a blind eye to the world’s poor seeking security and a dignified life. Francis celebrated a special Mass for migrants and those who care for them inContinue Reading
As Pakistan prepares for elections later this month, the country’s minorities – particularly its Christians – have expressed dismay at their lack of representation among the candidates. Among the thousands of candidates contesting hundreds of provincial and national constituencies across the country, not a single Christian is nominated by anyContinue Reading
The Archbishop of Adelaide has been sentenced to 12 months imprisonment after his conviction in May of failing to report allegations of child sexual abuse. Archbishop Philip Wilson will likely serve the sentence under house arrest, and a judge is likely to confirm this arrangement at a hearing on AugustContinue Reading
Kutupalong — UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said he heard “unimaginable” accounts of atrocities during a visit to Bangladesh’s refugee camps and called for Myanmar to be held responsible for “crimes” against the Rohingya. Guterres described the situation for the persecuted Muslim minority as “a humanitarian and human rights nightmare”Continue Reading
There are growing concerns over media censorship and violence against journalists in Pakistan as the country prepares to hold general elections later this month. The Committee to Protect Journalists, a US-based advocacy group, urged Pakistan’s caretaker Prime Minister Nasir-ul-Mulk to take swift measures to ensure press freedom and an openContinue Reading
Thailand: A Thai football team that had been lost in a cave for nine days has been found safe. There had been no contact with the boys, aged between 11 and 16, since they went missing with their football coach nine days ago. A massive rescue effort had been hamperedContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis has taken measures to address a spiraling sex abuse scandal in Chile, but he hasn’t moved on a problem closer to home: Vatican City itself does not have policies to protect children from pedophile priests or require suspected abuse to be reported to police. Seven yearsContinue Reading
Annapolis: Five people have been confirmed killed in a shooting at the offices of the Capital Gazette, a daily newspaper published in Annapolis, a historic city an hour east of Washington. “There’s five fatalities that we know of. There’s several other persons that are gravely injured. We’ll have more informationContinue Reading
United Nations: More than 10,000 children were killed or maimed amid armed conflicts worldwide in 2017, while others were raped, forced to serve as armed soldiers or caught in attacks on schools and hospitals, a United Nations report said on June 28. A total of more than 21,000 violations ofContinue Reading
Archbishop Coutts of Karachi is scheduled to become a cardinal at a June 28 consistory at the VaticanContinue Reading