Pope approves sainthood for controversial US missionary
2015-05-06
Serra was accused of forcing many indigenous people to live in slave-like conditions in Catholic missionsContinue Reading
Charlie Hebdo receives PEN literary award
2015-05-06
The award was given under heavy securityContinue Reading
Bangladesh uses ‘sacred Arabic’ to stop peeing in public
2015-05-06
Most Bangladeshis cannot read Arabic, but revere it as the language of their holy bookContinue Reading
Cardinal Tagle next Caritas International president?
2015-05-06
Caritas is due to elect a new president and a secretary general during its 20th general assembly, being held May 12-17 in RomeContinue Reading
Blind man, armless friend plant trees in China
2015-05-04
They have planted 12,000 trees in 13 yearsContinue Reading
Oxford dictionary to add title for transgenders
2015-05-04
Ms is the gender-neutral new titleContinue Reading
Nepal urges foreign rescue workers to return home
2015-05-04
4,050 rescue workers from 34 different nations have come to Nepal to help in rescue operationsContinue Reading
Quake unites Nepal’s religions
2015-05-04
Officials of the local Caritas will lead the operationContinue Reading
Woman bishop resigns after drunken driving
2015-05-02
She knocked down a 41-year-old man December 27, 2014Continue Reading
US commends religious freedom in Sri Lanka
2015-05-02
Reports of abuses against religious minorities have diminished in the first months of 2015Continue Reading