A heavily armed 19-year-old who had been expelled from a South Florida high school opened fire on campus shortly before classes let out Wednesday, killing 17 people while terrified students barricaded themselves inside classrooms, police said. The violence unfolded at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High, a school of more than 3,000Continue Reading
Vatican City: Three young Muslim men who were found guilty of desecrating a statue of Mary were ordered by a Lebanese judge to memorize passages from the Quran that praise the mother of Jesus. The defendants, who live in a mostly Christian village, were apprehended after circulating online a videoContinue Reading
Sydney: The bishops of Australia have called on the faithful of the country to begin the season of Lent with four days of fasting and reparation for victims of sexual abuse within the Church. One suggested prayer for the penitential period asks God: “May all those who have been abusedContinue Reading
Ah, steak and chocolate, the indulgent mainstays of Valentine’s Day dinners. And exactly the kind of extravagances that observers of Lent, which also starts on Wednesday with Ash Wednesday, are asked to avoid. The confluence of the events — occurring for the first time since 1945 — has created aContinue Reading
Vatican City: Just two months after his recent visit to Bangladesh, Pope Francis Monday welcomed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to the Vatican, where they discussed positive inter-faith relations in the country and the need to find a lasting solution to the ongoing Rohingya refugee crisis. According to a Feb. 12Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Chiang Mai: The Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) expressed condolences on the sudden demise of Asma Jahangir, an internationally recognised champion of the human rights movement hailing from Pakistan. Jahangir has been closely associated with the human rights advocacy initiatives of the CCA and the WorldContinue Reading
12 charges were brought against Fr Igbo between 2016 and May 2017Continue Reading
More than 70 people died when a Russian passenger plane crashed shortly after take-off from Moscow’s Domodedovo airport on February 12, officials say. Saratov Airlines flight 6W703 was heading to Orsk, a city near Russia’s border with Kazakhstan, when it went down near the town of Argunovo, about 50 milesContinue Reading
Lahore: Doughty Pakistani human rights activist Asma Jahangir, who fought her battle on the streets as well in courts, opposed military strongmen and steadfastly championed the rights of women, minorities and LGBTs, passed away here on Sunday. She was 66. According to Geo TV, Jahangir, the first woman President ofContinue Reading
Sleman: Police in Indonesia have shot a sword-wielding man who attacked a church congregation during Mass, injuring four people. The reason for the attack Sunday morning in Sleman district in Yogyakarta province is not immediately clear. Churches are a common target for Islamic militants in Indonesia, the world’s most populousContinue Reading
