Vatican City: On the 10 month anniversary of the kidnapping of Fr. Tom Uzhunnalil in Yemen, the Salesians are inviting people around the world to join them in praying a novena for the priest’s safety and release. The Salesian order, to which Fr. Tom belongs, is inviting the faithful toContinue Reading
Glasgow,Scotland : The leader of the Scottish Anglican church has said he was deeply distressed at the widespread offence caused by a reading from the Qur’an at a service to mark the feast of the Epiphany at St Mary’s Cathedral in Glasgow. David Chillingworth, the bishop of St Andrews, DunkeldContinue Reading
Vatican City: The Vatican is allowing the homeless to sleep in one of its churches in central Rome and shelter during a cold snap that has already claimed several lives. It has also keeping its dormitories open around the clock and on the orders of Pope Francis down-and-outs are beingContinue Reading
Saltillo, Mexico: The body of Father Joaquín Hernández Sifuentes, a priest in northern Mexico who had been missing since Jan. 3, was found on Thursday, his diocese announced. “We confirm with profound sadness that our brother Joaquín Hernández Sifuentes, a diocesan priest for whom we tirelessly searched, with the great hopeContinue Reading
An Algerian Christian has been sentenced to a year in prison for a post he made on Facebook. On 8 January, the court in Bouira (100 km east of Algiers) found Samir Chamek, 34, guilty of insulting Islam and its prophet over items he posted on his Facebook page. SamirContinue Reading
CHARLESTON: White supremacist Dylann Roof deserves to die for the hate-fuelled killings of nine black churchgoers at a Bible study meeting in Charleston, South Carolina, a U.S. jury said on Tuesday after deliberating for less than three hours. The same jury last month found Roof, 22, guilty of 33 federalContinue Reading
Philippines: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has signed an executive order directing government agencies to provide contraception to 6 million Filipino women who don’t have access to birth control and other reproductive health-related services. The executive order implements a landmark legislation signed by Duterte’s predecessor, Benigno Aquino III. The Responsible ParenthoodContinue Reading
The couple’s son died in the attack by Pakistani Taliban group Jaamat-ul-Ahrar on Easter SundayContinue Reading
NEW HAVEN, CONN.: Religious freedom continues to enjoy strong backing from most Americans, a new survey says. “Majorities of Americans – regardless of party – have embraced religious freedom and have rightly rejected the false notion that it is something negative,” Supreme Knight Carl Anderson of the Knights of ColumbusContinue Reading
Cairo: Egyptian police have arrested four people in the wake of the bombing that killed dozens of Christians at Cairo’s Coptic Christian cathedral last month, the Interior Ministry said on Wednesday. The death toll from the bombing at a chapel next to St Mark’s Cathedral in Cairo has risen toContinue Reading
