Malala Yousafzai has been appointed the youngest ever UN Messenger of Peace at a ceremony in New York. The 19-year-old, who became the youngest person to win the Nobel peace prize in 2014, will take up the role with a special focus on girls’ education. Accepting the accolade on Monday,Continue Reading
Vatican City: On Monday the latest Pope Francis-inspired initiative for the poor opened up in Rome – a new laundromat, with washing, drying and ironing services for those without a home or a fixed living situation. “The Pope’s Laundry,” as it is being called, is organized by the Office ofContinue Reading
Vatican City: The Vatican confirmed Monday that Pope Francis’ trip to Egypt at the end of the month will go on as planned, despite terrorist attacks which killed more than 43 people during Palm Sunday celebrations in the country. The Director of the Holy See Press Office, Greg Burke, toldContinue Reading
Last week, news network CNN published a list of 20 ‘heroes behind the news’. The series was compiled over three months, after the CNN Heroes series asked CNN correspondents and anchors to look back and describe their personal heroes. Topping the list? Fr. Khalil Jaar, a Catholic priest in Jordan whoContinue Reading
Vatican City: After a bomb blast killed over 20 people and wounded several others during Palm Sunday celebrations in Egypt, Pope Francis voiced his closeness to the Coptic nation, and prayed for those who perpetrate violence through the arms trade. After celebrating Palm Sunday Mass April 9, Pope Francis prayedContinue Reading
250 Catholic churches were set ablaze by the Boko Haram militants in 2014 Continue Reading
The attack took place a few meters away from the Indian embassyContinue Reading
AUNG San Suu Kyi used her first interview with the BBC in years to deny the existence of ethnic cleansing against the Rohingya. Having led the pro-democracy and human rights movement against a military dictatorship in Burma (Myanmar), Suu Kyi has attracted widespread criticism for her failure to condemn persecutionContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis will wash the feet of inmates at a prison known for housing mafia turncoats in an Easter week ritual meant to show his willingness to serve. The Paliano prison, located in a huge fortress outside Rome, houses many of Italy’s “collaborators of justice,” who can shaveContinue Reading
Philadelphia: On Monday, 17 year-old Santos Colon of Lindenwold, New Jersey pleaded guilty to charges related to a plot to kill the Pope. The teen had reportedly devised a plot to kill Pope Francis and detonate explosives during the Holy Father’s visit to Philadelphia for the World Meeting of FamiliesContinue Reading