Vatican City: Pope Francis on Friday expressed solidarity with women, saying that God wants them to be free from oppression and violence and to be esteemed. “So many women are overwhelmed with the burdens of life and the drama of violence! The Lord wants them to be free and theirContinue Reading
The founder of Corona beer has left £2m in his will to each resident of the small Spanish village in which he grew up. Antonino Fernández, who died aged 98 in August, left £169m to the 80 residents of the small village of Cerezales del Condado in north west Spain,Continue Reading
Uzbekistan: Uzbek authorities have released a Christian convert six years into his 10-year jail sentence. Tohar Haydarov, 33, was released on parole on 8 November after serving six years and 10 months of his prison term. A judge had ruled he was eligible for parole the previous day. Haydarov hasContinue Reading
Mosul: Thousands of displaced Iraqi Christians celebrated a “Return Festival” as the military advance against Islamic State (IS) in and around the city of Mosul raised their hopes of returning home after two years in exile. The festival in Erbil last Friday (18 Nov.) was organised by Life Agape, withContinue Reading
It aims to raise awareness oabout those suffering injustice because of their religionContinue Reading
Vatican: The Vatican Secretariat of State has unveiled a new website dedicated to the Pope’s charitable collection known as “Peter’s Pence”. The site went online on 21 November at www.peterspence.va. Currently available in English, Italian, and Spanish, a press statement said it would soon be translated into other languages. ContainingContinue Reading
Islamic State (IS) jihadists hung Karlus, a 29-year-old cook, from the ceiling of the jail he was held in, by a rope attached to his left foot. As blood poured from his foot, they beat and kicked him, rubbing salt into his wounds. He was sexually abused in prison byContinue Reading
The bravery and selflessness he showed with death staring him in the face is a source of inspiration for people across the globe. During the July 1 terror attack at Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka, 20-year-old Faraaz Ayaaz Hossain refused to desert his friends and was brutally killed by theContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis is allowing Catholic priests to absolve the “horrendous crime” of abortion, extending special permission he granted clerics last year for the Holy Year of Mercy. “I want to insist as firmly as I can that abortion is a grave sin because it puts an end toContinue Reading
London: British children are among the least active in the world, and fitness levels are plummeting, a damning international study has found. Experts said the results were alarming, showing that movement was being “stripped out” of modern lifestyles, with children weaned on screen-time and starved of outdoor activity. On Sunday night SimonContinue Reading
