Rome: Pope Francis on Sunday became the first Catholic pontiff to visit an Anglican parish in Rome, using the historic occasion to press for greater closeness after centuries of mistrust, prejudices and hostility between the two churches. Francis and the Anglican bishop in Europe, Robert Innes, prayed side-by-side in theContinue Reading
Washington: Son of boxing legend Muhammad Ali was held for questioning for two hours at a Florida airport upon returning from Jamaica because of his Arabic-sounding name, US media reported late on Friday. Muhammad Ali Junior, 44, who was born in Philadelphia and has a US passport, was traveling withContinue Reading
China has made a “mistake of ignoring” science and technology experts from India, Chinese official media said on Friday, underlining that the Communist giant should attract high-tech Indian talent for maintaining its innovation ability. “China has made the mistake of ignoring Indian talent, and instead has attached a greater importanceContinue Reading
Manila: The highest-profile critic of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte`s brutal drug war was arrested Friday on charges she said were meant to silence her, but she vowed to keep fighting the “sociopathic serial killer”. Speaking to journalists minutes before armed police in flak jackets detained her, Senator Leila de LimaContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis met the families of the nine Italians killed in last year`s terrorist attack at a cafe in the Bangladesh capital, a media report said. Pope Francis on Wednesday met 36 family members of the nine Italian victims of the attack. He embraced and comforted the familiesContinue Reading
Mosul, Iraq: After years of darkness, hope has returned to Telekuf-Tesqopa. Located just 17 miles from Mosul, the village is rebuilding after being liberated from ISIS.As a visible sign of the rebuilding, a giant cross was erected on a hill, marking the victory of the Christian community. The placement of crossesContinue Reading
By: Mark Pattison Washington: A Vietnamese-born Salesian priest has offered to President Donald Trump that he would trade his own U.S. citizenship with a refugee to allow into the United States someone from one of the countries Trump listed in his Jan. 27 travel ban. Father Chuong Hoai Nguyen, aContinue Reading
Cardinal Zen said the Pope was ‘naive’ in his pursuit of a deal with BeijingContinue Reading
Islamabad: The much-awaited landmark bill to regulate marriages of minority Hindus in Pakistan is set to become a law with the Senate unanimously passing it. The Hindu Marriage Bill 2017, which is the first elaborate Hindu community’s personal law, was adopted by the Senate on Friday. The bill had alreadyContinue Reading
Rome: Pope Francis wants youngsters to BRB from their cell phones at the dinner table, warning that the lack of face-to-face communication with adults could result in “war.” “When we’re at the table, when we are speaking to others on our telephones, it’s the start of war because there isContinue Reading
