Six of the 29 people killed by Islamist militants in Burkina Faso on Friday were on a humanitarian trip prompted by their Christian faith, while a seventh was a US missionary who, with his wife, had been running an orphanage and women’s refuge in the West African country since 2011.Continue Reading
Rome: The Vatican has announced plans to ensure its supply chains don’t use slave labor. Cardinal George Pell, the Vatican’s top finance official, unveiled the new policy at a forum where representatives of around 400 global supermarket chains and consumer goods companies announced their commitment to eradicating forced labor fromContinue Reading
Immigration officials sent him back from the airport as he had only a tourist visa.Continue Reading
Rome: Pope Francis, following in the historic footsteps of his predecessors, will cross the river Tiber to Rome’s Synagogue, the Grand Temple, on the opposite bank of the river Tiber to the Vatican on Sunday. The building dates back to 1870, when Italy became a united country for the first timeContinue Reading
Pope Francis prayed for racing legend Michael Schumacher on Thursday as he offered his backing for a Formula One-led road safety campaign aimed at reducing the number of children killed by cars. The prayer came after Francis was visited by Jean Todt, the president of the Formula One’s governing bodyContinue Reading
Aland: Christian missionaries had converted many Japanese people telling them that the Buddha was originally a Christian, alleges an expert on Buddhist art and architecture. Monika Zin, a research fellow, says the missionaries had used the translated version of the Panchatantra (five principles), an Indian collection of animal fables inContinue Reading
Manila: Millions of Catholic faithful swarmed the streets of metro Manila for the procession of the Black Nazarene over the weekend, as clergy encouraged the devotees to use the occasion to reflect on Jesus Christ’s path to Calvary. Cardinal Antonio Tagle, the Archbishop of Manila, presided at the midnight MassContinue Reading
The Rony Roller circus is giving a free performance for Rome’s poorContinue Reading
When Pope Francis was a parish priest in Argentina, he met a mother with young children who had been abandoned by her husband. She had no steady income. When odd jobs were scarce, she would prostitute herself in order to feed her children and provide for her family. During thatContinue Reading
Sunday attendance slumps by 22,000 to 765,000 as older worshippers die and Archbishop of Canterbury warns of struggle in ‘anti-Christian culture’Continue Reading
