The Irish government has confirmed that it will hold a referendum on reform of the country’s strict anti-abortion laws by the end of May. The cabinet agreed to give voters in the republic the chance to repeal the eighth amendment to the country’s constitution. After a four-hour meeting, the FineContinue Reading
Bamako, Mali – A reported video message from a Colombian nun kidnapped almost a year ago in Mali appeals to Pope Francis for his help in securing her release. The video was reportedly created by two local terrorist organizations that are linked to Al Qaeda. According to the online edition ofContinue Reading
Aizawl: Myanmarese nationals who took refuge in Mizoram’s Lawngtlai district following clashes between Arakan militants and the Army there in November last year have refused to return to their country, a senior district official said today. Around 1,555 Myanmarese people who took refuge in Lawngtlai district have refused to returnContinue Reading
By Vidhi Doshi Jaipur — India’s prime minister is planning a medicinal revolution — and it starts with ancient wisdom. Many here believe that the West has plundered the country’s 3,000-year-old tradition of holistic healing to sell expensive aloe vera face creams or $6 cups of turmeric-flavored “golden milk.” NowContinue Reading
By Santosh Digal Cebu City: The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has urged people to carefully discern well for the change of 1987 Constitution and shifting from a unitary to a parliamentary form of government. The bishops called people “to form or reactivate circles of discernment and useContinue Reading
Scicluna was the Vatican’s long-time sex crimes prosecutor in the Congregation for the Doctrine of the FaithContinue Reading
The festival was born from a prophetic intuition of Chiara Lubic, founder of the Focolare MovementContinue Reading
Karachi: A Pakistani Christian, who fell ill after inhaling poisonous gasses at work, died on Saturday (20 January) after three days on a life-support machine. Shahzad Masih, 24, who leaves a wife and two young children, worked as a sewer cleaner in the Korangi area of the southern city ofContinue Reading
158 were wounded as bomb hidden In ambulance goes off Continue Reading
Paris: France’s parliament has banned lawmakers from wearing any religious symbols under a new “neutral” dress code, an extension of the country’s strict secular rules that is seen as going too far by some critics. Under the change approved late Wednesday, members of the National Assembly must avoid “the wearingContinue Reading
