Vatican City, Dec. 22, 2018: On Dec. 21 evening, Pope Francis visited the Pope emeritus in order to exchange Christmas greetings. As he has done every year since his election, Pope Francis on Dec. 21 made the short journey to the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery, for a Christmas visit with hisContinue Reading
Abu Dhabi, Dec. 20, 2018: Churches in Abu Dhabi are gearing up to celebrate Christmas with special prayers and a message of tolerance as the UAE celebrates 2019 as the Year of Tolerance. Rev Andy Thompson said that this year at St Andrew’s Church, Christmas will be about reflections onContinue Reading
Hong Kong, Dec. 19, 2018: No Santa. No trees. No stockings. No lights. The authorities in Langfang, a city in China’s Hebei province, have issued a ban on all Christmas displays on streets and in stores, according to a notice from city officials. Christmas may be a Western holiday, butContinue Reading
Minneapolis, Dec. 17, 2018 — The head of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis says he’s troubled by the Vatican’s failure to conclude an investigation into allegations that his predecessor behaved inappropriately with young men. Archbishop Bernard Hebda says in a post on the archdiocese website Dec. 14 thatContinue Reading
“Religion is like medicine, and there is no single medicine that suits all,” the 14th Dalai Lama said on Dec. 17. The Dalai Lama was speaking at the Techfest organised by the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay on Friday. “Fundamentally, all religions preach the same things. I never said BuddhismContinue Reading
Kiev, Dec. 17 For proponents of Ukrainian independence, Saturday was a long-awaited day. Inside Kiev’s St Sophia Cathedral, a unification council of 190 delegates gathered to serve the final rites on the country’s 332-year-old religious ties with Moscow Orthodoxy; to create a new, unified Ukrainian Orthodox Church; and elect aContinue Reading
Dubai, Dec. 17, 2018: More than 800 workers relished lip-smacking biryani, and a variety of delicious dishes as they were served sumptuous food during an event that also united dignitaries and residents from across emirates. Dubai-based St Mary’s Catholic Church teamed up with two Malawi entrepreneurs and government entities toContinue Reading
Vatican City, Dec 16, 2018 : Ahead of his 82nd birthday, Pope Francis held a party and ate birthday cake with children under the care of a free health clinic inside the Vatican. The celebration took place inside the Paul VI hall before the Sunday Angelus. It included a surprise birthdayContinue Reading
Chicago, Dec. 15, 2018: A 120-year-old Chicago church was saved from auction after a midnight call from a group of donors, which one church official said was “a Christmas miracle.” Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church held what parishioners believed would be its final service on Dec. 13. The church wasContinue Reading
Vatican City, Dec 14, 2018: Pope Francis has told a Catholic media group to be avenues of God’s peace, sharing the stories of the poor, the least, and the voiceless. “In your profession you can be ‘living channels’ of spirituality before God and before all your listeners and viewers,” theContinue Reading
