Izmir (Turkey): A Turkish judge sent Rev. Andrew Brunson to prison in Izmir on 9 Dec, 64 days after the US pastor and his wife, Norine, were detained on 7 Oct. under Interior Ministry deportation orders. Although his wife was released on 19 Oct. and given an extended permit to remainContinue Reading
Dublin, Ireland: The Irish bishops’ conference is insisting that almost all the options recommended by a recent report for changing the country’s abortion laws are unacceptable, since allowing abortion cannot be morally justified. “Of the four options presented by the Report, three involve abortion — the direct and intentional killingContinue Reading
Vatican : Pope Francis on Thursday offered his prayers for the victims and families of the earthquake which hit Indonesia on Wednesday. The 6.5 magnitude quake mostly affected the Aceh Province on the island of Sumatra, and over 100 people were killed in the disaster. “I wish to assure youContinue Reading
Vatican: Pope Francis on Thursday offered his prayers for the victims and families of the earthquake which hit Indonesia on Wednesday. The 6.5 magnitude quake mostly affected the Aceh Province on the island of Sumatra, and over 100 people were killed in the disaster. “I wish to assure you ofContinue Reading
Vatican: The Vatican has launched a new website detailing its efforts to protect children from sexual abuse by clergy, including guidelines for verifying people’s identities when recruiting clergy. It’s the first time the Vatican is publishing the documents and resources in one place, including an email and phone number toContinue Reading
Vatican City: For Pope Francis, one of most needed virtues of modern time is hope, which is something he said must never be abandoned no matter how hard life gets, and which is often expressed in the simple act of a smile. Referring to the “dramatic moment” of Israel’s exileContinue Reading
Religious minorities in China, including Christians, are the victims of forced organ harvesting, according to human rights activists. Since 2000, there have been between 60,000 and 100,000 organ transplants in China, many of which are the result of forced organ harvesting performed on Falun Gong members, Muslim Uighurs, Tibetan BuddhistsContinue Reading
Islamabad: A plane carrying 48 people, including one of Pakistan’s most famous singers, has crashed on its approach to Islamabad from Chitral, a mountainous region popular with tourists. Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) said a small turboprop ATR-42 had lost contact with aircraft controllers shortly before police confirmed that an aircraftContinue Reading
As TIME magazine declared their Person of the Year for 2016, many Indians were disappointed. This was also partly due to confusion. On Tuesday (December 6), TIME announced Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the Person of the Year in the popular category, after thousands voted for the Indian PM onContinue Reading
Mosques, homes and shops were flattened in the quake. Continue Reading
