Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: Women in Saudi Arabia have been celebrating the news that they will finally be able to drive, a landmark step that brings the conservative kingdom in line with the rest of the world and will allow many more women to work . The Saudi Foreign ministry announced Tuesday thatContinue Reading
Barbara Blaine, the founder and former longtime president of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, or SNAP, has passed away at age 61 in Utah, where she was vacationing with her husband. According to a Sept. 24 statement from Blaine’s family, the renowned advocate for victims of childhoodContinue Reading
Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai- Rohingya Muslims have faced persecution in Myanmar for generations, and Bangladesh is where they have usually fled during the waves of violence visited upon the community since they were declared non-citizens in 1982. But never before have so many arrived so quickly – nearly 450,000 Rohingya haveContinue Reading
They were arrested for praying for a mentally ill womanContinue Reading
Jerusalem: Christian pilgrims from India celebrated the unveiling of a prayer tablet in Konkani language at the famous Church of Visitation in the Ein Kerem area of Jerusalem. The unveiling is part of a tradition which honours the visit paid by Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus, to Elizabeth, theContinue Reading
Rome: In Rome the feast of St Peter and St Paul is a public holiday, a day off for workers to spend in the sunshine. For Pope Francis it was a moment to celebrate Mass with his new cardinals and present new archbishops with the pallium – a vestment ofContinue Reading
Mexico City: Mexicans packed churches on Sunday to pray for the victims of the country’s deadliest quake in 32 years as rescue teams searched against the odds for any survivors trapped under rubble since Tuesday’s tremor shook Mexico City and nearby states. As another aftershock jolted southwestern Mexico on Sunday,Continue Reading
The Press Office of the Holy See released a statement in connection with the statements from the Vatican’s former Auditor General, Libero Milone, which were widely quoted Sunday, saying the Holy See notes “with surprise and regret” the remarks made by the former Auditor General. Milone told reporters from severalContinue Reading
A woman was killed and at least six people were injured when a gunman opened fire at a church in Nashville on Sunday morning, officials said. The woman died in the parking lot and medical officials were treating at least six wounded church-goers after the shooting at Burnette Chapel ChurchContinue Reading
Bangladesh has banned telecommunication companies from selling mobile phone connections to Rohingya refugees, citing security concerns for the latest restrictions, officials said Sunday. Bangladesh’s four mobile phone providers were threatened with fines if they provide any of the nearly 4,30,000 newly-arrived refugees from Myanmar with phone plans while the banContinue Reading
