Vatican City: The creation of Mali’s first cardinal is to go ahead as planned, the Vatican said Tuesday, quashing rumours that Jean Zerbo’s appointment was at risk following reports of questionable financial conduct. Vatican experts said Zerbo, 74, was recovering from an illness but had managed to make the tripContinue Reading
Vatican City: The Catholic Church is not a “gerontocracy” ruled by old men, 80-year-old Pope Francis said; “We aren’t old men, we are grandfathers.” “We are grandfathers called to dream and to give our dreams to the young people of today. They need it so that from our dreams, theyContinue Reading
Modi arrived on the south side of the White House, the protesters were on the north side Continue Reading
Marawi, Philippines: Captured priest Father Teresito “Chito” Suganob was seen alive on Sunday in a part of a Philippines city under Islamist militant control, Agence France Presse reports. “We don’t have details of his health. We were just told that he was sighted alive,” military spokesman Lt. Col. Jo-Ar HerreraContinue Reading
Vatican City: The Vatican expressed “grave concern” today for a Chinese bishop who it says was “forcibly removed” from his office several weeks ago and whose whereabouts are unknown. The matter is the latest episode in a wider, decades-old dispute between the Vatican and China’s communist authorities over papal authorityContinue Reading
Auckland: The founder and chairperson of the Mother Teresa Interfaith Committee in Auckland, Wenceslaus Anthony, MNZM, has received the highest papal medal that can be received by a lay person. On May 21, at a packed St Mary’s church in Avondale, Mr Anthony was presented with the Pro Ecclesia etContinue Reading
Washington: The US Supreme Court is set to rule on Monday in a closely watched religious rights case involving limits on public funding for churches and other religious entities as the justices issue the final rulings of their current term. The nine justices are due to rule in six cases,Continue Reading
Lahore: About 150 people were charred to death and 117 others injured on Sunday in a massive blaze that erupted after an oil tanker overturned and crowds rushed to collect the fuel that spilled over on a highway in Pakistan’s Punjab Province. The oil tanker coming from Karachi and headedContinue Reading
The Lithuanian parliament (Seimas) rejected a proposal last week for legalization of same-sex partnerships put forth mostly by members of the liberal faction. Twenty-nine members of Seimas voted in support for the legalization of same-sex partnerships, 59 voted against, and 20 abstained from voting. During the first stage of legislation,Continue Reading
Beijing: The German ambassador to China on Tuesday called on authorities to end the apparent confinement of a Catholic bishop and said he is concerned by proposed changes to the country’s rules governing religion. Ambassador Michael Clauss said in a statement posted on the embassy’s website that Shao Zhumin appearsContinue Reading