Addis Ababa: The Church in Ethiopia is mourning the deaths of four religious sisters who died in a car accident that critically injured three other sisters. The accident involved members of the Congregation of the Daughters of St. Anne. Eight sisters were driving to the city of Hawassa for aContinue Reading
Josephine McKenna The mother of American journalist James Foley, who was executed by the Islamic State group in Syria, has traveled to Rome to thank Pope Francis for the sympathy and support he gave her family after her son’s death. Diane Foley, who heads a foundation established in her son’sContinue Reading
The 12th Gyalwang Drukpa, spiritual head of the Drukpa Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, received a US Congressional resolution during his birthday celebrations on Sunday “for empowering women in the Himalayas and supporting green initiatives,” Yahoo News reports. The resolution recognizes Gyalwang Drukpa as a “world-renowned humanitarian, environmentalist and championContinue Reading
The Vatican’s Clericus Cup soccer tournament returns this weekend for its 11th season. As of Saturday, 372 footballing priests and seminarians from 66 countries will take part in the competition on St. Peter’s oratory ground, a competition which has grown significantly since it was first launched in 2007,Continue Reading
More than two weeks since the abduction of Malaysian Christian pastor, Raymond Koh, his son has filed a second police report on suspicion that his father has been murdered, reports Free Malaysia Today. Jonathan Koh said the reason for the report was the lack of information or a ransom demand,Continue Reading
Pope Francis has accepted a 100 per cent electric car in a pilot project to help the Vatican become an “emission-free mobility” state. The Vatican seeking to become one of the world’s first states to be 100 per cent powered by renewable energy. The project is helping to align theContinue Reading
Manila: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte`s campaign to bring back the death penalty for drug-related crimes has cleared a major hurdle, with supporters backing it in congress but critics denouncing the planned killings as “inhumane”. The death penalty bill, along with a proposed measure to punish children as young as nineContinue Reading
Pakistan’s seven tribal districts are home to some eight million residents, mainly ethnic PashtunsContinue Reading
Rome: The theological legacy of Benedict XVI continues, four years after his pontificate came to an end. A group of graduate students has gathered around the Ratzinger Foundation to further their studies and discussions on the thought of the former Pope, cardinal, and theology professor. Professor Pierluca Azzaro, a collaboratorContinue Reading
Multiple record-breaking artist Saimir Strati from Albania has achieved a new Guinness World Records title for the Largest staple mosaic for his enormous portrait of Saint Mother Teresa. The mosaic is composed of a staggering 1.5 million individual brown and white staples and measures 10 m² (107ft² 92in²). It tookContinue Reading
