Polish archbishop criticizes priest wishing Francis death
2018-03-19
Father Staniek, a prominent theologian, said he was praying for wisdom for FrancisContinue Reading
Christian Churches across Asia to combat HIV/AIDS
2018-03-17
By Santosh Digal Chiang Mai, THAILAND – Christian Churches across Asia are to help combat HIV/AIDS. As part of the special HIV/AIDS programme, Action Together to Combat HIV and AIDS in Asia (ATCHAA), and the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) developed a module to help the churches and ecumenical councilsContinue Reading
Philippine poor pay the price for divorce ban
2018-03-17
By Ayee Macaraig, Agence France-Presse MANILA- For well-off people like politician Pantaleon Alvarez, getting out of a bad marriage in the Philippines is pricey but feasible — but for the nation’s poorest and most vulnerable citizens it is nearly impossible. That’s because heavily Catholic Philippines and the Vatican are theContinue Reading
A dream comes to an End
2018-03-16
By Matters India Reporter Salvador: Marielle Franco, 38, a black Human Rights Activist, from the world’s largest Favelas (slum) in Rio de Janeiro was apparently assassinated on March 14. Marielle was a groundbreaking politician who had become a voice for disadvantaged people in the Favelas. The human rights activists whoContinue Reading
WSF calls worlds’ NGOs to press for struggle, resistance
2018-03-15
By Irudhaya Jothi Salvador: Brazil has produced some of the most iconic players in the history of the world of football. From Pele to Garrincha and Ronaldo to Kaka, the country has a catalogue of stars that is scarcely believable. Most of the social activists have studied the Brazilian educatorContinue Reading
Students around U.S. stage huge walkout against gun violence
2018-03-15
They bowed their heads in honour of the dead. They carried signs with messages like “Never again” and “Am I next?” They railed against the National Rifle Association and the politicians who support it. And over and over, they repeated the message — Enough is enough. In a wave ofContinue Reading
10,000 NGOs gather for World Social Forum in Brazil
2018-03-15
The motto of WSF 2018 is to “Resist is to Create, to Resist is to Transform”Continue Reading
One key to understanding Pope Francis? His approach to judgment.
2018-03-14
For good or ill, a single sound bite sometimes sums up the essence of an entire papacy. Take Pope Leo X. A scion of the storied Medici family and a patron of the arts, Leo had a penchant for luxury. Upon his election, he purportedly uttered, “Since God has givenContinue Reading
Scientist who refined cosmology dies
2018-03-14
Stephen Hawking overcame degenerative motor neuron disease to probe mysteries of cosmosContinue Reading
49 dead after plane crash at Nepal’s Kathmandu airport
2018-03-12
New Delhi: At least 49 people were killed when a plane approached the runway from the wrong direction, crashed and burst into flames while landing at Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan Airport in Nepal on Monday. Flight BS 211, which belongs to US-Bangla Airlines, a privately owned Bangladeshi carrier, was flying from Dhaka,Continue Reading