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
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