South African bishops oppose plan to retrench miners
2015-08-22
Mining companies plan to retrench thousands as the mining sector grapples with a deepening slide in commodity prices and rising costsContinue Reading
IS militants behead archaeologist
2015-08-19
Palmyra: The archaeologist who looked after ancient ruins of Palmyra in Syria is reported to have been killed by Islamic State (IS) militants. Khaled Asaad was taken hostage by the group after it seized the Unesco World Heritage site earlier this year, the Vatican Radio reported quoting various agencies. TheContinue Reading
Why is Christianity growing so quickly in mainland China?
2015-08-18
Texas: Christianity is spreading rapidly in China, and it could be because of how well the faith fits in with modern scientific technology. According to the renowned sociologist Rodney Stark, the number of Christians in China is growing at an impressive annual rate of seven percent. Stark coauthored, with XiuhuaContinue Reading
Woman gets pregnant 13 times in 10 years to avoid jail
2015-08-14
In a desperate bid to escape jail time, a Chinese woman has gotten pregnant 13 times over the last 10 yearsContinue Reading
IS chops kidnapped priest
2015-08-13
Dozens of kidnapped Arab Christians have been ransomed, tortured, beheaded and killed over the past year, including a priest who was chopped into pieces, in attempts to raise funds for radical Islamic terror groups and to strike fear into the hearts of Christians across the Middle East and throughout theContinue Reading
Muslims in Nepal demand a ‘Hindu state’ to protect Islam
2015-08-13
Kathmandu: In an unusual move, Muslims in Nepal have backed the ongoing campaign for reinstating the country’s erstwhile Hindu identity, saying they are more “secure” under a Hindu state than under a secular Constitution. “It is to protect Islam. I have opened my mouth demanding that Nepal be declared aContinue Reading
3-year-old becomes mayor of US town!
2015-08-13
CHICAGO: A 3-year-old boy in the US has become the youngest mayor of a small US town and has been advised by his elder brother who has held the post previously to be nice and “no poopy talk”. James Tufts, 3, was elected as the new mayor of Dorset —Continue Reading
Catholic archbishop of Erbil: ‘our vibrant Church is dissolving before our eyes’
2015-08-12
The ancient Middle Eastern churches are “dissolving” thanks to widespread Christian emigration in the wake of persecution at the hands of jihadists, the Archbishop of Erbil has warned.Continue Reading
Rosary helped Jesuits to survive Hiroshima atomic bomb
2015-08-11
Hiroshima: Seventy years ago, the only wartime use of nuclear weapons took place in the Aug. 6 attack on Hiroshima and the Aug. 9 attack on Nagasaki by the United States. The Hiroshima attack killed around 80,000 people instantly and may have caused about 130,000 deaths, mostly civilians. The attack onContinue Reading
Stop chatting during the Sign of Peace, says Brazilian bishop
2015-08-11
Sao Paulo: The sign of peace during Mass is not a time for congratulations or small talk, but a prayerful time to wish peace to those closest to each person, clarified the bishop of Barretos in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Bishop Milton Kenan Junior issued an August 4 decree on theContinue Reading