Pope Francis on Wednesday made an unscheduled visit to the convent of the Little Sisters of the Poor, which is near the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, where he celebrated the Mass of Canonization of St. Junipero Serra. The religious order operates several nursing homes andContinue Reading
The pontiff made his first journey on US soil in a modest family car sending out a message of humility and possibly a foretaste of his environmental messageContinue Reading
Havana: Pope Francis on Monday praised the sacrifices of the Catholic Church in communist Cuba, with the island in the midst of a delicate process of resuming relations with the United States. Francis, the first Latin American pope, made the comments to tens of thousands of fans and faithful inContinue Reading
Security services were seen arresting at least three people who were shouting and attempting to distribute flyersContinue Reading
Bangkok: A group of pro-democracy activists said on Sunday they plan more marches after staging the largest political demonstration in Thailand’s capital since a military government took power in May 2014. Another protest would set up a flashpoint with a junta that is considering taking action against the organisers ofContinue Reading
Kathmandu: Nepal adopted its first democratic constitution on Sunday amid protests and at least one death, which took place in Birgunj in the southern part of the tiny nation that has seen war, a palace massacre and a devastating earthquake since a campaign to create a modern state began moreContinue Reading
Peshawar : Taliban Gunmen Kill 17 in Attack on Pakistan Air Force Base Taliban gunmen stormed a Pakistani Air Force base early on Friday, killing at least 17 people, a military spokesman said, the deadliest attack on a military installation this year. Sixteen of the dead were killed in aContinue Reading
London: The Archbishop of Canterbury has called a meeting of leading bishops to discuss loosening the Anglican Church`s global structure due to growing differences over homosexuality and female bishops. The Anglican Communion, the world`s third largest Christian body with 80 million members, has been split between the more liberal churchesContinue Reading
Colombo: Acknowledging that “horrific level of violations and abuses” occurred in Sri Lanka between 2002 and 2011, a report prepared by the U.N. Human Rights Office (OHCHR), released in Geneva on Wednesday, recommended the establishment of a hybrid special court, integrating international judges, prosecutors, lawyers and investigators. “A purely domesticContinue Reading
Skopje: Blessed Mother Teresa appears as a “religious freak” in the vast literature on her because of a failure to approach her in a wider, complex and multilayered context, says British author and Mother Teresa scholar. Albanian-born UK-based Gëzim Alpion said this on September 12 at Skopje, Mother Teresa’s birthContinue Reading
