Changes in Egypt’s schoolbooks to counter Islamic terrorism
2015-04-27
Ministry of Education is removing some religious texts and passages on historical Islamic figuresContinue Reading
Pope Francis comforts Nepal quake survivors
2015-04-27
Kathmandu — Pope Francis led the crowds gathered in Saint Peter’s Square for the weekly Regina Caeli address in praying for the victims of Saturday’s earthquake in Nepal which has claimed thousands of lives. “I wish to express my closeness to the populations struck by a powerful earthquake in NepalContinue Reading
Pakistani human rights activist shot dead
2015-04-25
Two gunmen on a motorcycle shot her in KarachiContinue Reading
Sri Lankan bishops oppose dictatorial features in constitution
2015-04-24
Colombo: The Catholic Bishops’ Conference has reiterated its support for immediate curtailment of dictatorial features in the Constitution by enacting the 19 Amendment to the Constitution. The following is the full text of the statement issued by the Catholic Bishops’s Conference: “The 19th Amendment to the Constitution is a stepContinue Reading
Number of British women becoming nuns hits 25-year high
2015-04-24
In 2014, 45 women took holy vows, a figure that has trebled in the last five yearsContinue Reading
Armenian Church to canonize 1.5 million genocide victims
2015-04-24
This could become the biggest canonization service in historyContinue Reading
Attending Mass “most beautiful” response to terror threat
2015-04-24
Manuel Valls emphasizes Catholic culture of France and warns of divisionContinue Reading
Pakistan and Bangladesh happier than India: UN report
2015-04-24
Switzerland has been named the happiest country in the world.Continue Reading
Malaysia urged to punish Muslims over ‘cross’ protest
2015-04-24
Kuala Lumpur — Malaysia’s government faced calls on Tuesday to take action against Muslim protesters who pressured a church to remove its cross, the latest example of rising Islamic intolerance that is fuelling religious tensions in the multi-faith country. A group of about 50 protesters demonstrated Sunday outside the smallContinue Reading
Nigerian bishop fights Boko Haram with rosary
2015-04-22
Bishop Oliver Dashe Doeme had a vision of ChristContinue Reading