Pakistan bans 11 Christian TV stations
2016-10-13
Pakistani officials have banned 11 Christian television channels in what local priests are calling a blow to religious freedom in the region.Continue Reading
Pope Francis calls for the protection of child migrants
2016-10-13
Vatican: Pope Francis has made an urgent call for action to be taken against those who profit from the exploitation of child migrants. In a strongly worded message released ahead of the World Day of Migrants and Refugees, the Pope has focused on the plight and the rights of theContinue Reading
Pope Francis names 17 new cardinals of the Catholic Church
2016-10-10
Pope Francis has named 17 new cardinals of the Catholic Church, including 13 who are eligible to vote to elect his successor. Continue Reading
Four thousand people were injured by knives in London, 2015
2016-10-07
London’s epidemic of stabbings and knife injuries is at its highest rate for five years – with 11 people being injured in attacks each day.Continue Reading
101-year-old woman receives First Communion
2016-10-04
Brazil: At 101 years old, Doña Penha has seen quite a bit of life. But the centenarian experienced something new on September 28, as she received her First Communion during Mass at Our Lady of Mount Carmel nursing home in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. For those who witnessed the occasion,Continue Reading
The Pope’s latest prayer intention? That journalists be truthful
2016-10-04
Vatican City: In his latest prayer video Pope Francis dedicates the month of October to praying for journalists – specifically that their work would always be motivated by strong ethics and respect for the truth. The video, released Oct. 4, opens showing scenes of a television studio, recording studio, writingContinue Reading
Pope visits hospice to highlight respect for life
2016-09-17
On Friday, Pope Francis visited a neonatal hospital unit and a hospice for the terminally ill, stressing the dignity of human life from conception to natural death. The Sept. 16 visit is the latest in the Pope’s “Mercy Friday” initiatives, to spend time with various groups each month during theContinue Reading
Muslims demand cross be removed from Swiss Flag!
2016-04-28
Muslims in Switzerland are demanding that the white cross be removed from the Swiss national flag because as a Christian symbol it “no longer corresponds to today’s multicultural Switzerland.” The Muslim group behind this idiotic demand known as the “Secondos,” began a nationwide campaign in October to urge Swiss citizensContinue Reading
Apple’s 9-Year iPhone Juggernaut Stops With First Sales Decline
2016-04-27
Apple Inc on Tuesday posted its first-ever decline in iPhone sales and its first revenue drop in 13 years as the company credited with inventing the smartphone struggles with an increasingly saturated market. The company’s sales dropped by more than a quarter in China, its most important market after theContinue Reading
Patna remembers pioneering missionary prelate
2016-04-26
Patna: Thousands of people from various parts of Bihar came together to remember Venerable Bishop Anastasius Hartmann, Patna’s first Vicar Apostolic known for his signal contribution to Church administration in northern India, Bombay and Pune, on his 150th death anniversary. The two-part anniversary celebrations were held on April 23 andContinue Reading