Vatican City: The Pope’s first-ever video message on his monthly prayer intentions was released Tuesday, highlighting the importance of interreligious dialogue and the beliefs different faith traditions hold in common, such as the figure of God and love. “Many think differently, feel differently, seeking God or meeting God in differentContinue Reading
Pope Francis’ monthly prayers will soon broadcast on social media so Catholics around the world can watch his message and pray with him, a Jesuit-led prayer coalition has announced. The Jesuit-led Apostleship of Prayer program announced on Vatican Radio this week that starting on Jan. 6 the pontiff’s monthly prayerContinue Reading
Jerusalem: Roman Catholic officials said Tuesday that a Franciscan priest who had been abducted by militants in Syria has been freed. The custodian of the Catholic Church’s properties in the Holy Land said the priest, Father Dhiya Azziz, was released late Monday. The office of the custodian, Rev. Pierbattista Pizzaballa, saidContinue Reading
Tehran: Saudi Arabia will pay “a high price” for executing prominent Shia cleric Nimr al-Nimr on Saturday, Iran’s foreign ministry said. Ministry spokesman Hossein Jaber Ansari strongly condemned the execution, which came after his Shia country repeatedly asked its Sunni-ruled rival to pardon the cleric, The Times of India reported.Continue Reading
The change, announced in October by the ruling Communist Party, took effect from January 1, 2016Continue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis shed his floor-length white coat before leading a New Year’s Eve service at the Vatican Thursday. Speaking at St. Peter’s Basilica, he said it is difficult to forget “so many days marked by violence, by death, by the unspeakable suffering of so many innocents” but urgedContinue Reading
Pope said he always enjoyed to see the butchers at their trade in their market stalls in Buenos Aires during his childhoodContinue Reading
Dhaka: Two students were today awarded death penalty and six persons including outlawed Ansarullah Bangla Team chief received various jail terms by a Bangladesh court for killing secular blogger Ahmed Rajib Haider, nearly three years after he was hacked to death near his home in Dhaka. Special Trial Tribunal-3 JudgeContinue Reading
Akram waited four months before asking for his salaryContinue Reading
Kathmandu: At least 22 earthquake survivors have died in Nepal and thousands other have fallen sick in various districts of the Himalayan nation due to the harsh winter chill. Earthquake survivors have blamed the government for not providing adequate food, medicine, permanent shelter and immediate relief. Reports from several earthquake-hitContinue Reading
