A Nepali court has found four Christians guilty of ‘violence’ and ‘witchcraft’ against a severely mentally ill woman whom they sought to heal, even though she testified in court in their favour, saying she was now better. The four are sentenced to five years in prison. A fifth Christian, RupaContinue Reading
Aleppo : Thousands of traumatised Syrians left the rebel enclave of Aleppo as the UN voted to deploy observers there and said it planned new peace talks in Geneva in February. “It is the intention of the United Nations to convene those negotiations in Geneva on 8 February 2017,” UNContinue Reading
“No more Christmas celebration and or lessons on Christmas including carol singing is permitted, effective immediately”. An email on 13 December sent to about 35 German-funded teachers at Istanbul Erkek Lisesi (also known as Istanbul High School) saying that the National Ministry of Education had communicated that no more ofContinue Reading
Berlin: Police believe the lorry crash that killed 12 people at a Berlin Christmas market was a terror attack. The articulated lorry ploughed into crowds at the popular market at the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church on Monday night and Berlin police say they believe it was intentional rather than anContinue Reading
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Pope Francis discussed the issue of protection of Christians in regional conflict zones and cooperation in the cultural-humanitarian sphere in a phone call on Saturday, the Kremlin said in a statement. Earlier in the day, Putin wished Pope Francis a happy 80th birthday andContinue Reading
By Cindy Wooden The Catholic Church needs holy, healthy and humble priests and that requires prayers for vocations and the careful selection and training of candidates, said the Congregation for Clergy. Updating 1985 guidelines for preparing men for the Latin-rite priesthood and ensuring their continuing education, training and support, theContinue Reading
Rome: Pope Francis kicked off his 80th birthday by having breakfast with a group of homeless from around St. Peter’s and inviting them to Mass – but his giving didn’t stop there. Throughout the day birthday treats and a special Christmas gift will be given to the poor and needyContinue Reading
Kandahar(Afghanistan): Five female Afghan guards working in the airport in southern Kandahar were killed by unknown gunmen as they were on their way to work, security officials said on Saturday, the latest in a string of attacks against women in Afghanistan. From bomb attacks to targeted or honour killings orContinue Reading
Around 50,000 people, the majority civilians, were still trapped in eastern Aleppo even as an evacuation deal was under way, the UN peace envoy for Syria and French foreign minister said on Thursday. “There are 50,000 people, including 40,000 civilians unfortunate enough to live in that part of the city.Continue Reading
The song We Will Rise, from the English version of Jayaraj’s Veeram movie has been nominated in the first list of songs competing in the Best Original songs section at the Oscars. The song has been composed by Jeff Rona. According to the reports, ninety-one songs are eligible for theContinue Reading
