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
New York Times wins Pulitzer for Ebola coverage
2015-04-22
he Pulitzers honor extraordinary work in U.S. journalism, literature, drama and other areasContinue Reading
Pakistan hangs 17 death row prisoners
2015-04-22
The prisoners were executed in different jails of Punjab and Balochistan provinceContinue Reading