Rome: Of the more than 76,000 people known to have died of COVID-19 in Italy the past 11 months, more than 200 were priests, according to the Catholic newspaper, Avvenire. Already four priests have died since the start of 2021, the newspaper said Jan. 6, adding that the cumulative tollContinue Reading
Washington: Church leaders have united to condemn protesters who stormed the US Capitol Building attempting to block the confirmation of Joe Biden’s election victory. The violence occurred hours before the US Congress formally certified Joe Biden as the next US president, dealing a hammer blow to Donald Trump and hisContinue Reading
San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina: Several hours before the beginning of 2021, a 9-year-old Argentine boy was saved from a stray bullet by a small metal crucifix on his chest, an event that local media have called “a New Year’s Miracle.” According to a report from the police office ofContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis will not baptize babies in the Sistine Chapel this Sunday due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Holy See press office announced Jan. 5 that the newborns would be baptized instead in their home parishes. “Due to the health situation, as a precautionary measure, the traditional baptismContinue Reading
Dublin: The most senior Catholic official in Ireland has struck out at national broadcaster RTÉ for screening a “deeply offensive and blasphemous” sketch in which God was depicted as a rapist. The sketch, produced by satirical group Waterford Whispers News, featured a mock news report showing a caricature of GodContinue Reading
London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on January 5 cancelled his visit to India, hours after he announced a fresh lockdown in the United Kingdom over the new strain of coronavirus that has affected thousands of people in his contry. Johnson was to be the chief guest at this year’sContinue Reading
By LiCAS.news reporter Hong Kong: Chinese officials have warned the mainland lawyers of the so-called Hong Kong 12 that their licenses to practice might be revoked. The lawyers, Lu Siwei and Ren Quanniu, were barred from representing their clients arrested last August who were forced to take government-appointed lawyers. TheContinue Reading
QUETTA, Pakistan : Gunmen opened fire on a group of minority Shiite Hazara coal miners after abducting them, killing 11 in southwestern Balochistan province early on Jan 3, a Pakistani official said. The Islamic State group later claimed responsibility for the attack. Moazzam Ali Jatoi, an official with the LeviesContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis warned Jan 3 against the temptation to ignore the suffering of others during the coronavirus pandemic and said that things will get better in the new year to the extent to which the needs of the weakest and most disadvantaged are prioritized. “We don’t know whatContinue Reading
Missouri: A US politician has caused a stir after finishing a public prayer with the phrase “Amen and a woman.” Missouri Representative Emanuel Cleaver, a Democrat, was delivering the opening prayer on the first day of the 117th Congress on January 3 when he made the remark, which many haveContinue Reading