Queens woman shocked Vatican reinstates priest who raped her
2016-02-25
Megan Peterson was astounded to learn her tormentor was reistatedContinue Reading
Amnesty condemns ‘growing intolerance’ in India
2016-02-24
Authorities in India failed to stop “incidents of religious violence” and often “contributed to tensions through polarizing speeches”Continue Reading
Indonesia to shutter all red-light districts by 2019
2016-02-24
Jakarta: Indonesia aims to shut down all of the country’s red-light districts by 2019 in a bid to eradicate prostitution in the world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation, the Jakarta Post said late Tuesday quoting the social affairs minister. The government has already closed 68 red-light districts, while another 100 wouldContinue Reading
5.4 magnitude quake jolts Nepal
2016-02-24
Kathmandu : A 5.4 magnitude earthquake jolted Nepal on Wednesday afternoon creating panic in the Himalayan country. The quake tremors, epicentred in Sindhupalchowk district of central Nepal, were felt at 3.07 p.m. (local time). The district was badly hit in the April 25 quake last year, the National Seismological CentreContinue Reading
23 killed in Nepal plane crash
2016-02-24
The Twin-Otter aircraft belonging to Tara Air went missing minutes after it took off from Pokhara airport on way to JomsomContinue Reading
Pope decries global ‘human tragedy of forced migration’
2016-02-18
Ciudad Juarez: Pope Francis has decried the “human tragedy” of what he described as “forced migration” worldwide during a huge mass at Mexico’s border with the United States. Francis made a point of holding the service in Ciudad Juarez, which lies across from El Paso, Texas, to pray for migrantsContinue Reading
Gregorian University begins course on child protection
2016-02-16
Vatican: The Pontifical Gregorian University on Monday began its first Diploma Program on the Safeguarding of Minors. The one-semester course is conducted under auspices of the Centre for Child Protection, as a unit of the University’s Institute of Psychology. In a speech to the first class of the programme, theContinue Reading
“John Paul II had intense relationship with married woman”
2016-02-16
London: Pope John Paul II had an intense relationship with a married Polish-born American philosopher for more than 30 years, according to previously unseen letters featuring in a BBC documentary that revealed a rarely seen side of the late pontiff. The former Vatican chief’s letters to writer Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka, which featureContinue Reading
Pope departs for Cuba, Mexico
2016-02-12
Pope Francis departed Rome Friday morning on his way to Mexico for a weeklong pastoral visit that will take him to Mexico City, to the shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, and to some of the country’s most poor and violent towns on the margins of society. On his wayContinue Reading
Vatican Radio celebrates 85 years
2016-02-12
Vatican: Vatican Radio on Friday celebrated its 85th birthday and its current Director of Programmes, Father Andrzej Majewski, spoke in an interview about its past and future mission. On February 12, 1931, Guglielmo Marconi – credited with the invention of radio – introduced Pope Pius XI to listeners around theContinue Reading