Pope canonizes “cowboy” priest, six others
2016-10-16
Pope Francis canonized seven people on October 16Continue Reading
Plans for McDonald’s near Vatican upset bishops
2016-10-16
Plans to open a McDonald’s next to the Vatican has caused outrage among cardinals. The fast-food chain wants to open a restaurant in a piazza to the right of St Peter’s Basilica in Rome. One angry cardinal has reportedly written a letter to Pope Francis urging him to intervene. Cardinal ElioContinue Reading
Suicide bombing, shootouts kill around 55 in Iraq: Police
2016-10-15
Baghdad: Around 55 people were killed in Iraq in attacks on Saturday that targeted a Shia Muslim gathering, a police check-point and the family of a Sunni paramilitary leader opposed to Islamic State, according to security and medical sources. The escalation comes as Iraqi forces are getting ready to launchContinue Reading
One man’s mission to swim across Atlantic
2016-10-14
A former British policeman has set off for West Africa ahead of his challenge to become the first person to swim across the Atlantic Ocean. Ben Hooper, 36, from Cheltenham, UK, will swim about 2,000 miles (3,218 km) from Senegal to Brazil within 140 days. He said for him itContinue Reading
Israel freezes ties with UNESCO for ‘denying Jewish holy sites’
2016-10-14
Israel has frozen co-operation with the UN’s cultural agency, accusing it of denying Judaism’s connections to the religion’s holiest sites. Its education minister said a Unesco draft decision concerning Jerusalem “denies history and encourages terror”. It comes after the body approved a text which repeatedly used only the Islamic nameContinue Reading
Pope calls for ceasefire as Aleppo bombing leaves children wounded
2016-10-14
As bombs continue to pepper Aleppo where up to 41 people including five children were killed yesterday, the Pope has begged for a ceasefire. An intensive day of bombing yesterday on besieged rebel-held parts of the Syrian city has left activists and volunteers once again counting the dead. Rescue workersContinue Reading
Surrogacy Rules Wipe Out UK Couple’s Family Dreams
2016-10-13
London: A London based Indian-origin British couple, Shital and Harvey Jassal, are unable to bring to life frozen embryos they shipped to India for surrogate babies three years ago. Worse, they are unable to ship them back to Britain, where they were made. The impact of the proposed Commercial SurrogacyContinue Reading
Pope Francis calls for the protection of child migrants
2016-10-13
Vatican: Pope Francis has made an urgent call for action to be taken against those who profit from the exploitation of child migrants. In a strongly worded message released ahead of the World Day of Migrants and Refugees, the Pope has focused on the plight and the rights of theContinue Reading
Asia Bibi: Pakistan Supreme Court adjourns death row appeal
2016-10-13
A Pakistani Christian woman on death row for blasphemy has had her appeal adjourned after one of the judges refused to hear the case. The judge cited a possible conflict of interest in the case of Asia Bibi. Hundreds of riot police had been deployed around the Supreme Court inContinue Reading
South Africa: Jesuit Fr. Graham injured by rubber bullet is recovering
2016-10-13
As the higher education crisis in South Africa continues, Jesuit Fr. Graham Pugin was Monday injured by a rubber bullet. Fr Graham Pugin S.J., who was injured on the mouth by a rubber bullet at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, has received medical treatment and is recovering. This is according toContinue Reading