Sainthood move for Titanic martyr priest
2015-04-16
Father Thomas Byles refused two opportunities to board a lifeboat and heard confessions and cconsoled drowning passengersContinue Reading
Pope Francis Prays For Asia Bibi
2015-04-16
The pontiff prayed for Christians facing persecutionContinue Reading
Pontifical Academies launch anti-trafficking website
2015-04-15
The site www.endslavery.va includes Catholic and Anglican resources, as well as links to international anti-trafficking legislation and details of upcoming eventsContinue Reading
Corporate land grab alarms Asian Church
2015-04-14
Many Asian countries face land grabbing and exploitation of natural resources by transnational corporationsContinue Reading
Vatican rolls out new exorcism course
2015-04-11
The primary objective is to help priests and lay people distinguish demonic possession from psychological or medical conditionsContinue Reading
Half of Korea’s elderly live In poverty
2015-04-11
South Korea has the worst senior poverty rate among developed nationsContinue Reading
Eat wife in extreme hunger: Saudi cleric
2015-04-10
The fatwa attributed to the mufti of Saudi Arabia, Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah, is not yet officially confirmedContinue Reading
White House installs gender-neutral bathroom
2015-04-10
The US president is determined to lead by exampleContinue Reading
Vatican uses diplomacy to aid Middle East Christians
2015-04-09
The Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue’s tries to awaken the consciences of the Muslim worldContinue Reading
Islamic State blows up 80-year-old Syrian church
2015-04-06
Islamic State insurgents blew up an 80-year-old church in Syria’s north-eastern province of Hassaka on Easter Sunday, Syrian state news agency SANA said. SANA, which did not report any casualties, said the militants had planted explosives inside the Church of the Virgin Mary in Tel Nasri, an Assyrian village inContinue Reading