Vatican:In a message to be read on the 51st World Communications Day, Pope Francis will appeal to the media to end their role in the spread of bad news stories. Addressing those working in media, the Pope said that we should resist the temptation to “grind out” only bad newsContinue Reading
A Christian woman has been jailed for three years for holding a bible study in China. Ma Huichao was sentenced after her bible study group threatened to “disturb public order”. China Aid said the woman was taken into custody alongside four other Christians after communist party officials claimed the groupContinue Reading
Pope Francis on Sunday said he would not make an opinion of Donald Trump until he first had a chance to see specific policies the new U.S. president would implement. On Friday, as Trump was taking office, Francis had urged him to be guided by ethical values, saying he mustContinue Reading
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
