Rome: Earlier this week the Australian government, led by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, declared that the country will partake in an optional postal plebiscite on same-sex marriage. Australians will be called to express their opinion by November 2017 on whether same-sex marriage should be legalized in the country. Unlike aContinue Reading
An elderly couple died holding hands surrounded by loved ones in a rare double euthanasia. Nic and Trees Elderhorst, both 91, died in their hometown of Didam, in the Netherlands, after 65 years of marriage. The couple both suffered from deteriorating physical health over the past five years, with Mr ElderhorstContinue Reading
Spanish police say they have killed four people in the town of Cambrils to stop a second attempted van attack after an earlier one which killed 13 in Barcelona. A fifth attacker was wounded and has been detained, The attackers were wearing explosive belts, police said. Thirteen people died andContinue Reading
Hyeun-soo Lim was convicted of numerous chargesContinue Reading
By Tola Mbakwe Most people would never associate a pub with church, but St Thomas Church in Norwich is getting people to think outside the box. The church bought a pub next door and plans to use it for evangelism purposes. The vicar of St Thomas Church, Rev Ian Dyble,Continue Reading
Pope Francis has branded sexual abuse of children by Roman Catholic priests a “monstrosity” and pledged action against perpetrators and bishops who protected them. The pope made the comments in the foreword of a new book titled Father, I Forgive You: Abused But Not Broken, written by Swiss man Daniel Pittet,Continue Reading
Vatican City: The bishops of Australia have indicated that they will resist the Royal Commission’s proposal that priests be legally obligated to disclose details of sexual abuse revealed in the confessional, facing criminal charges if they don’t. “Confession in the Catholic Church is a spiritual encounter with God through theContinue Reading
By Santosh Digal Manila: A noted Indian theologian and researcher has conceptualized a new journal of Asian Christianity. The International Journal of Asian Christianity (IJAC) is a first of its kind in the world. It would carry highly scientific researches on Christianity in Asia in collaboration with some 60 seniorContinue Reading
Dr Ruth Pfau, a German doctor and nun popularly known as Pakistan’s ‘Mother Teresa’ for dedicating her life to eradicate leprosy in the country, died on Thursday at a private hospital in Karachi. She was 87. She died after a prolonged age-related illness. Dr. Pfau first visited Pakistan in 1960Continue Reading
Pope Francis has ordered a Belgian Catholic charity to stop offering euthanasia in its psychiatric hospitals. In May, the Brothers of Charity group announced it would allow doctors to perform euthanasia at its 15 psychiatric hospitals in Belgium, one of only two countries — along with the Netherlands — where doctors areContinue Reading
