Vatican summit of judges pledges aid to fight trafficking
2016-06-06
History’s first Latin American pontiff has made the fight against human trafficking a priority of his pontificateContinue Reading
Churches invited to support World Environment Day
2016-06-04
Churches across the world are being encouraged to engage with World Environment Day this Sunday, June 5, and to use it as an opportunity to celebrate God’s creation and help protect the planet. Green Anglicans, the Anglican Church of Southern Africa’s environmental network, has provided resources for churches particularly forContinue Reading
Pope establishes procedures to remove bishops who botch sexual abuse cases
2016-06-04
Vatican City: Pope Francis has established legal procedures to remove bishops who botch handling sex abuse cases, saying they can be kicked out of office if the Vatican finds they were negligent in doing their jobs. In a law published on Saturday, Francis answered a long-running demand by victims ofContinue Reading
“Teresa” nuns caught removing Sex Party posters
2016-06-03
Photos of the incident were sent to the party’s Victorian branch May end, however it is not known when the images were takenContinue Reading
‘We are proud of Mother Teresa,’ Albanians say of future saint
2016-06-03
Tirana: Blessed Teresa of Kolkata is everywhere in Albania. The international airport outside the capital, Tirana, is named for her, as is the city’s main hospital and second-largest public square. Sculptures of the famous nun stand at intersections and peer down from churches across the nation of 3 million people.Continue Reading
First Mongolian priest “to help believers strengthen their faith”
2016-06-02
Ulaanbaatar- Deacon Enkh Joseph is set to become the everfirst Mongolian priest. He will be ordained priest in Ulaanbaatar on August 28, 2016, by His Excellency Bishop Wenceslao S. Padilla, CICM, Prefect of the Prefecture Apostolic of Ulaanbaatar. This event is of utmost significance to the young church of Mongolia.Continue Reading
UK troops use Bollywood music as new psychological warfare weapon against ISIS
2016-06-02
They came up with the idea after the Pakistani-born intelligence officer with the British Army said that Bollywood tunes would annoy ISIS, which considers music un-Islamic. Continue Reading
We won’t let them wreck our plant: Tata’s Dutch steelworkers
2016-06-01
IJMUIDEN, Netherlands/LONDON: With Tata Steel’s troubled British operations up for sale, Dutch workers at its only other European site for primary steelmaking are in defensive mood, and yet the plant may have a bright future. “We won’t let them wreck our plant” is their motto, directed at top managers ofContinue Reading
Attack on Christian grandmother fuels anger in Egypt
2016-05-31
Soad Thabet was beaten and stripped in publicContinue Reading