Read environment encyclical, Pope tells all
2015-06-15
The encyclical is meant for allContinue Reading
South African judge orders Sudan President Omar al-Bashir detained
2015-06-15
A South African judge on Sunday ordered authorities to prevent Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who is in South Africa for an African Union summit, from leaving the country because of an international order for his arrest, human rights activists said. Mr. al-Bashir appeared for a group photo with other AfricanContinue Reading
420 stones removed from Chinese man’s kidney
2015-06-14
He Dong ate too much gypsum tofu, a local food with a high concentration of calcium sulphateContinue Reading
Paedophile priests: Pope Francis set up tribunal
2015-06-11
Pope Francis has approved the creation of a tribunal to hear cases of bishops accused of covering up child abuse by paedophile priests.Continue Reading
1,500-year-old church discovered near Jerusalem
2015-06-11
Jerusalem — A 1,500-year-old church from the Byzantine era was unexpectedly discovered during the course of works to widen a highway between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, Israel officials said on Wednesday. Located at the entrance to Abu Gosh, an Arab village 13 km west of Jerusalem, the church dimensions areContinue Reading
A year after ISIS invasion, religious minorities in Mosul could disappear
2015-06-10
Washington D.C., — One year after ISIS invaded Mosul, the Iraqi city’s diverse religious heritage is on the verge of extinction, warned a U.S. government commission on Tuesday. If appropriate actions are not taken, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) warned, the diverse heritage of Christians, Yazidi, SunniContinue Reading
Pope addresses challenges faced by women
2015-06-04
The pope addressed an international conferenceContinue Reading
Rare solar halo appears at Romero beatification
2015-06-02
Romero oversaw the diocese of San Salvador from 1977 until March 24, 1980, when he was shot and killedContinue Reading
Migrant children face labour, sex exploitation in Italy
2015-06-02
Rome — In a cavernous market just outside Rome, migrant boys from North Africa shunt trolleys stacked high with crates of melons, garlic, tomatoes, strawberries and other Italian produce. Some of the younger market porters, believed as young as 12 and known to be working illegally, bowed their heads whenContinue Reading
Ship sinks in China’s Yangtze river, hundreds feared dead
2015-06-02
The ship had 450 people on boardContinue Reading