Pope and I send same message: Madonna claims
2015-10-14
Madonna says she uses religious symbolism to reflect her connection with the Catholic ChurchContinue Reading
Vatican aims for child protection norms to be custom-fitted per culture
2015-10-13
Vatican City: When it comes to protection against abuse, guidelines need to be implemented according to the customs of each country if they are to be effective, said one official of the Vatican’s commission for the protection of minors, which met in Rome over the weekend. “The important thing aboutContinue Reading
Pope Francis establishes new dorm for Rome’s homeless men
2015-10-13
Vatican City: Pope Francis and his brother Jesuits in Rome have converted an old travel agency building into a new homeless shelter for men, just in time for the cold winter months. The new dormitory is called “Gift of Mercy,” because mercy is “love’s second name,” Archbishop Konrad Krajewski, theContinue Reading
Playboy magazine to end publishing fully nude female photos
2015-10-13
New York: Playboy will no longer publish photos of nude women as part of a redesign, the decades-old magazine announced Tuesday. The magazine will still feature women in provocative poses, but they will no longer be fully nude, Playboy said in a statement. The change, to take place in March,Continue Reading
New Nepal PM sworn-in, forms cabinet
2015-10-12
Kathmandu: Barely three weeks after a democratic federal constitution was promulgated in Nepal, Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli was on Monday sworn-in as the new prime minister heading an eight-member cabinet. President Ram Baran Yadav administered the oaths of office and secrecy to Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxist Leninist) chairmanContinue Reading
Baby steals the show at the Synod of Bishops
2015-10-12
Rome: In a room full of people with an average age well north of 60, it’s been no surprise that Davide Paloni, a four-month-old baby brought into the hall each day by his parents, has become a star at the 2015 Synod of Bishops on the family, winning hearts andContinue Reading
China holds first world Marxism congress
2015-10-11
Beijing: Amid efforts to deepen reforms to further liberalise its economy to halt the slowdown, China is holding the first World Congress on Marxism which aims to discuss the future orientation of the socialist ideology expounded by Karl Marx. The congress, sponsored by Peking University opened here today. It isContinue Reading
Harvard’s prestigious debate team loses to New York prison inmates
2015-10-10
Months after winning a national title, Harvard’s debate team has fallen to a group of New York prison inmates. The showdown took place at the Eastern correctional facility in New York, a maximum-security prison where convicts can take courses taught by faculty from nearby Bard College, and where inmates haveContinue Reading
African bishops feel left out of Church synod
2015-10-08
The prelates have no intention to block the work underway at the synodContinue Reading
John Paul’s secret to inspire youth
2015-10-07
Washington: Ahead of next year’s World Youth Day in Krakow, the long-time secretary for Pope John Paul II explained how the saint inspired a generation even though many never saw him in person. “The thing that was attractive, that attracted young people to John Paul II, was not even whatContinue Reading