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
He left a 1.40 meter sculpture of nude Jesus Christ on the crossContinue Reading
Pope Francis on Wednesday condemned a suspected chemical attack in Syria that left more than 70 dead in a rebel-held town as an “unacceptable massacre” “We watch horrified as the latest events in Syria unfold,” Francis said at his midweek public audience in St Peter’s square. “I completely deplore theContinue Reading
More than 400 are suffering from respiratory problems Continue Reading
Beijing: Christians in China clashed with police over installation of surveillance cameras in churches for “anti-terrorism and security” purposes in Zhejiang provinces Wenzhou city, known as “Chinas Jerusalem”, according to a media report. The confrontation ensued at Wenzhou, home of about one million Christians, over the implementation of the earlierContinue Reading
Moscow : At least 10 people were killed when two powerful blasts tore through a metro train in the Russian city of St Petersburg on Monday, the media reported. RT Online quoted Transit Systems management as saying that evacuation of passengers was on after the explosions at the Sennaya SquareContinue Reading
The presentation at a private ceremony in Stockholm on April 1 came five months after the academy announced Dylan was the winnerContinue Reading
Lahore : Religious leaders and Christian activists are calling for action against a prosecutor who confessed to pushing Christian prisoners to give up their faith to embrace Islam. This comes after Pakistani media reported that Deputy District Public Prosecutor Syed Anees Shah told 42 Christian prisoners before an anti-terrorism courtContinue Reading
