Manila, Philippines : In the most recent clash between the government and the Catholic Church in the Philippines, authorities have banned hanging rosaries and religious icons in vehicles, citing safety concerns. According to reports, the ban is part of a new law that will take effect Friday aimed at eliminating distractionsContinue Reading
Karamlesh, Iraq: Martin Baani was just 24 years old when he risked his life as a seminarian to rescue the Blessed Sacrament from the imminent invasion of Islamic State terrorists in his hometown. Now, he is returning to his native village as a priest, ready to serve the people throughContinue Reading
Manchester: For the young crowd of music fans, the Ariana Grande concert was supposed to be a night of high-energy candy pop. But the fun on a school night quickly turned into sheer terror. A suicide bomber detonated a powerful explosive device moments after the American singer wrapped up herContinue Reading
Manila: Philippine authorities have banned hanging rosaries and religious icons off car dashboards because of safety concerns, prompting an outcry from the Catholic Church which insists they offer divine intervention on the nation’s chaotic roads. The ban, which will take effect on Friday, is part of a wide-ranging new lawContinue Reading
Vatican City: President Michael D Higgins and Pope Francis have urged world leaders to recognise the need for new and effective responses to global challenges. The two heads of state met in the Vatican where they discussed migration, climate change, sustainable development, the failure to prevent ever increasing threats ofContinue Reading
London: As Sri Lanka marked the 8th anniversary of the end of its civil war on Thursday, an international human rights group criticized the government’s latest anti-terrorism bill saying rights abuse could continue under it. Sri Lanka’s Cabinet approved the third draft of the Counter Terrorism Act (CTA) on MayContinue Reading
Tampa: Funded by a parish in Florida, a new Catholic church is being built in Cuba and is the first the island nation has seen in 60 years. Father Ramon Hernandez, pastor of St. Lawrence church in Tampa, said he and his parishioners are happy to see how their fundsContinue Reading
Archaeologists are trying to save the remains of a nearly 5,000-year-old city in Pakistan by burying it again. The buried city, known as Mohenjo Daro or “mound of the dead”, was first discovered in the 1920s by an officer at the Archaeological Survey of India in what is now Sindh,Continue Reading
Nabeel Masih was arrested last year for liking Facebook postContinue Reading
Mexico City: A Mexican priest was stabbed in the neck while he was saying mass in Mexico City’s cathedral Monday, May 15 evening. Witnesses say it looked like the attacker’s intention was to slit his throat. Father Miguel Angel Machorro remains in critical condition, a spokesman for the Archdiocese ofContinue Reading
