PESHAWAR: 20 people were killed and 50 were wounded when a bomb struck a market in Pakistan’s tribal belt bordering Afghanistan on Saturday, Pakistani health and government officials said. The bomb hit the crowded vegetable market in Parachinar city, the capital of Kurram tribal district on the Afghan border whereContinue Reading
Vatican: Pope Francis sent best wishes and prayers to incoming President Donald J Trump shortly after he took the oath of office. “I offer you my cordial good wishes and the assurance of my prayers that almighty God will grant you wisdom and strength in the exercise of your highContinue Reading
Washington: A Hindu priest will be among various religious leaders who will offer prayers at the National Prayer Service of Donald Trump on Saturday, a day after he is sworn in as the 45th President of the United States. Narayanachar L Digalakota from the popular Sri Siva Vishnu Temple inContinue Reading
Washington: American president-elect Donald Trump plans to take the oath on the bible he was given by his mother when he graduated from Sunday Church Primary School at First Presbyterian Church in Jamaica, New York in 1955, the Presidential Inaugural Committee announced. He noted that his mother gave the bible toContinue Reading
One of the major themes explored in Martin Scorsese’s film, Silence, is the question of how to respond when faced with a choice between denying one’s faith or facing death. Christians in 17th century Japan were given this choice, and it’s the same for Christians in many parts of theContinue Reading
A series of three strong earthquakes hit central Italy in the space of an hour Wednesday, shaking the same region that suffered a series of deadly quakes last year and has been buried under more than three feet of snow in recent days. There were no immediate reports of casualtiesContinue Reading
Vatican City: This weekend Pope Francis received Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the Vatican and formally inaugurated the new Embassy of the State of Palestine to the Holy See. Abbas met with the pontiff at the Vatican for some 20 minutes on Saturday just before the opening of diplomatic officesContinue Reading
MONTREAL: Claude Paradis was impoverished and homeless, living on the streets of Montreal, Canada. He struggled with addiction to both alcohol and drugs, with a future so bleak, he considered ending his own life. He did not end his life, however, and today he is a priest who dedicates hisContinue Reading
The leader of a Sri Lankan church destroyed by a mob earlier in January has vowed that the church will continue to meet. Kamal Wasantha, leader of the Kithu Sevana prayer centre, told Asia News, “no attack can stop us. We shall continue to meet and pray under a tree”.Continue Reading
DAVOS: Just eight individuals, all men, own as much wealth as the poorest half of the world’s population, Oxfam said on Monday in a report calling for action to curtail rewards for those at the top. As decision makers and many of the super-rich gather for this week’s World EconomicContinue Reading