Poverty, corruption, human trafficking world’s worst evils: Pope Francis
2015-05-27
The Poper talks about everything from his daily siestas to how much money people spend on petsContinue Reading
Saudi Arabia to build world’s largest hotel
2015-05-27
It is will cost US$3.5 billionContinue Reading
India rescues Nepalese children from traffickers
2015-05-26
The children were in fact being taken to a bag-manufacturing factory in MumbaiContinue Reading
Pope hasn’t watched TV since promise to Virgin of Carmen in 1990
2015-05-26
Rome — Pope Francis has claimed that he hasn’t watched TV since 1990 after making a promise to the Virgin Mary. The Pope said that he didn’t even watch the matches of his football team San Lorenzo de Almagro back in Buenos Aires, but got a Swiss Guard to update himContinue Reading
France asks supermarkets to give unsold food to charities
2015-05-25
Legislation barring stores from spoiling and throwing away food is aimed at tackling epidemic of waste alongside food povertyContinue Reading
Asia’s largest bullet-proof cross installted in Karachi
2015-05-25
Pakistani Christian businessman Parvez Henry Gill is building the cross at the Gora Qabristan CemeteryContinue Reading
Tibetan man attempts self-immolation ahead of Dalai Lama’s birthday
2015-05-23
Tenzin Gyatso was “upset” over tight security ahead of Dalai Lama’s 80th birthdayContinue Reading
Religions must be free of foreign influence: Chinese president
2015-05-22
China’s president warned in a key policy speech that religions must be independent from foreign influence, as the government asks domestic religious groups to pledge loyalty to the state. Hours later, Pope Francis urged Catholics in China to be “united to the rock” of the church in Rome, although itContinue Reading
Several killed as suicide bomber strikes Saudi mosque
2015-05-22
The attack was on a Shia mosqueContinue Reading
Australian bishop accused of covering up child sex abuse
2015-05-21
Melbourne — Australia`s highest ranking member of the Catholic Church has been accused at a Royal Commission hearing of knowing about child sexual abuse claims against a Victorian priest for more than 30 years. Cardinal George Pell has come under pressure to reveal if he had covered up the abuseContinue Reading