Portrait of pope made of condoms draws complaints
2015-06-30
About 17,000 colorful condoms were stitched together to fashion the portrait called “Eggs Benedict”Continue Reading
Pope officially paves the way for Saint Therese’s parents to be canonized
2015-06-29
Vatican City – Pope Francis formally approved on Saturday the decrees necessary for Blesseds Louis and Zelie Martin – known for being the parents of St. Therese of Lisieux – to be declared saints later this year. The two blesseds will be the first couple ever to be canonized atContinue Reading
Nasa SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket explodes shortly after lift off in Florida
2015-06-28
MIAMI: An unmanned SpaceX rocket exploded less than three minutes after liftoff from Cape Canaveral, Florida on Sunday, in the first major disaster for the fast-charging company headed by Internet tycoon Elon Musk. Skies were sunny and clear for the 10.21am (1421 GMT) launch of the gleaming white Falcon 9Continue Reading
Spain’s singing priest sensation worked in India
2015-06-25
His inspirations are Pope Francis and Sister Cristina ScucciaContinue Reading
Two boys hanged for eating during Ramzan
2015-06-23
A placard was attached to the bodies reading “They broke the fast with no religious justification.”Continue Reading
Sri Lanka’s proposed electorate rearrangement disturbs bishops
2015-06-21
The arrangement would affect minority representation in parliamentContinue Reading
Brazilian may take Mother Teresa to sainthood
2015-06-18
The Vatican is investigating an inexplicable healing of brain tumorContinue Reading
Pope Francis: Receive new encyclical with ‘open heart’
2015-06-17
Vatican City, — Speaking one day before its official release to the public, Pope Francis is asking for people to have an “open heart” when they read his latest encyclical dedicated to the environment. “Our ‘home’ is being ruined, and this hurts everyone, especially the poorest among us,” the pontiffContinue Reading
Pope Francis’ Climate Change Encyclical Just Leaked
2015-06-16
Pope Francis will this week call for changes in lifestyles and energy consumption to avert the “unprecedented destruction of the ecosystem” before the end of this century, according to a leaked draft of a papal encyclical. In a document released by an Italian magazine on Monday, the pontiff will warnContinue Reading
World-Famous Buddhas of Bamiyan Resurrected in Afghanistan
2015-06-15
KABUL: Fourteen years after the Taliban dynamited the world-famous Buddhas of Bamiyan, the giant statues were resurrected with 3D light projection technology in the empty cavities where they once stood in Afghanistan. The project was undertaken by a Chinese couple who used 3D laser light projection technology to fill theContinue Reading