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
Church urged to adopt references to God as female
2015-06-01
London — Support is growing within the Church of England to rewrite its official liturgies to refer to God as female following the selection of the first women bishops. Growing numbers of priests already insert words such as “she” and “mother” informally into traditional service texts to try to makeContinue Reading
Hungarian Catholic university makes holocaust education mandatory amid Anti-Semitism
2015-06-01
Vatican City — A Catholic university in Hungary has made a course in Holocaust education mandatory for all its students in what supporters have called the first initiative of its kind in Europe. The famed Pázmány Péter Catholic University in Budapest made the announcement amid mounting concern over anti-Semitic incidents.Continue Reading
Gunmen kill 19 bus passengers in Pakistan attack
2015-05-30
The assault occurred late on Friday in the town of Mastung, around 40 km south of Quetta.Continue Reading
Annual report shows Vatican financial watchdog to be on track
2015-05-30
Vatican City — The third annual report of the Financial Intelligence Authority shows that the Vatican’s anti-money laundering legal system has been consolidated, journalists were told on Friday. The May 29 report regards the 2014 annual report, and the AIF noted that the year “saw a continous strengthening of theContinue Reading
Hindus ask Pope to discipline anti-yoga bishop
2015-05-29
Hindus are asking Vatican to take action against recently retired Bishop Fabian W. Bruskewitz of Lincoln (Nebraska, USA), for calling yoga a “serious sin”. In a letter sent to “Women of Grace” ministry, Bruskewitz was quoted on its Blog as saying: “It would be most desirable for persons who areContinue Reading
Lahore archbishop saves Christians from mob
2015-05-28
A mentally handicapped man was accused of desecrating the Qur’anContinue Reading