BY EMILY NONKO In June of 1997, an unlikely meeting of Mother Teresa and then Mayor Rudy Giuliani took place–and it was over the ever frustrating matter of New York parking. She had come to the city for a surprise visit to spend time with the South Bronx branch ofContinue Reading
Vatican: Pope Francis inaugurated the new Vatican office of the Scholas Occurrentes Foundation , which promotes an interface of education, art and sport to create a “culture of encounter for peace”. For the occasion, Pope Francis connected with young members of the group from 9 countries via a live feed.Continue Reading
Dublin: It is rare to find clergy having a light moment in front of people on a busy street because they are mostly known to be indoors involved in prayer. A nun in Ireland however made heads turn when she decided to play a little football on the street andContinue Reading
Cameroon Bishop Jean-Marie Benoit Balla of Bafia was reported missing on May 31 and found dead on June 1. His body was pulled out of the river about 10 miles from his abandoned vehicle. A note reading, “I am in the water,” was recovered from his vehicle and led manyContinue Reading
Hong Kong : About a thousand Catholics and Protestants attended a ‘Prayer rally for democracy in China’ on the evening of June 4 before joining the candlelight vigil at Hong Kong’s Victoria Park to mourn victims of the Tiananmen Massacre in 1989. This year, June 4 fell on Pentecost Sunday.Continue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis has appealed for prayers and international participation in the “One Minute for Peace” initiative to be held Thursday, 8 June, at 1:00 PM Rome time. He said the initiative represents “a short moment of prayer on the recurrence of the meeting in the Vatican between me,Continue Reading
Dubbed the “Pope of anti-globalization,” Houtart left a mark on discussions of religion and revolutionary social change in developing nations.Continue Reading
Marawi: ISIS militants have gone a sacrilegious rampage, smashing statues and setting fire to a church building in footage purportedly filmed in a besieged city in the southern Philippines. The jihadis gleefully topple crucifixes, stamp on posters of Pope Francis and destroy effigies in the church, believed to be locatedContinue Reading
Sindh: A Pakistani Christian sewerage cleaner has died after three doctors refused to treat him until his sludge-covered body had been washed.The physicians said their Ramadan fast would be invalid (“makruh”) because he was “unclean” and belonged to a low caste. The word for low caste, “chuhra”, especially derogatory, isContinue Reading
Dubai: A luxury hotel in the UAE has employed eight cats to help its employees beat work-related stress, a media report said today. The Abu Dhabi-based hotel said the felines were recruited as part of its “office cat” policy to assist employees in unwinding and increasing productivity. Guests visiting theContinue Reading
