Vatican City: A new initiative in Italy will allow blood donors to receive a free ticket to the Vatican Museums. “Without blood, there is no life. Without art, life would be empty and sad,” said Barbara Jatta, director of the Vatican Museums. The initiative is the product of a partnershipContinue Reading
A class nine student’s sexual organ chopped off in Pakistan’s Punjab provinceContinue Reading
Palermo (Italy) : Supporters of a conservative Sicilian priest who called the Catholic Church “false” and “a prostitute” will meet Palermo’s Archbishop Corrado Lorefice to try and prevent his dismissal. In a recent letter, Lorefice ordered Alessandro Minutella to leave Palermo’s San Giovanni Bosco parish by Friday “for a periodContinue Reading
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
