Washington: Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign has slammed Republican frontrunner Donald Trump for mocking an Indian call centre worker during an election rally this week, saying it shows disrespect towards the community and is reflective of his divisive rhetoric. “Donald Trump mocking Indian workers is just typical of his disrespect thatContinue Reading
The family that owns the statue says the tears have been coming and going for about the past year and a halfContinue Reading
Birmingham (UK) – A leading Mother Teresa scholar of the English speaking world is scheduled to give a public lecture entitled “Challenges to Mother Teresa scholarship before and after canonization” at the Concert Hall of the University of Arts in Tirana, Albania on May 26. The event is hosted by the CentreContinue Reading
Mandi Bahauddin: Christian residents of Mandi Bahauddin’s Chak 44 live under the threat of violence after failing to produce a Christian youth named Imran Masih to the area’s charged Muslim majority. Imran Masih’s immediate handover was demanded by representatives of the Muslim community after he allegedly committed blasphemy around 20Continue Reading
Vaican City: Pope Francis said Thursday he is prepared to set up a commission to study the possibility of women entering the Catholic clergy at the rank of deacon, one below a priest. Francis made the remarks in exchanges with female members of religious orders during a meeting at theContinue Reading
Colombo: The Sri Lankan Navy (SLN) is building the second St.Anthony’s church in Kachchativu at the request of the Bishop of Jaffna, Rev.Dr.Justin Gnanapragasam. The foundation stone of the church was laid on Wednesday after it was blessed by the Vicar General of the Jaffna Diocese, Rev.Joseph Das Jebaratnam, inContinue Reading
Dhaka: Security was stepped up in Bangladeshi capital Tuesday as authorities are set to hang Jamaat-e-Islami chief Motiur Rahman Nizami for committing war crimes during the country’s 1971 Liberation War against Pakistan. “The government is fully prepared for executing the verdict…The execution could take place anytime unless he (Nizami) seeks presidentialContinue Reading
Manila: Geraldine Roman on Tuesday celebrated overcoming “bigotry, hatred and discrimination” as results showed she had become the first transgender politician to win a congressional seat in the predominantly Catholic Philippines. After her victory in Monday’s election, Roman, 49, is being seen by the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT)Continue Reading
Kuwait: On Saturday evenings, Muslims and Christians, of different nationalities and backgrounds, nonchalantly sit together in the Diwaniya of the National Evangelical Church of Kuwait (NECK) to chit chat, laugh, and discuss current political, social or economic issues, while sipping teas and munching on snacks, said Kuwaiti Reverent Emanuel B Ghareeb.Continue Reading
Rome: The Trevi Fountain, a Rome landmark, was lit up in red April 29 in a graphic commemoration of the thousands of modern Christians martyred for their faith. The event was sponsored by the Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need, which wanted to “draw attention to the dramaticContinue Reading
