Patriarch urges prayer for 90 Christians kidnapped in Syria
2015-02-26
ISIS forces have kidnapped at least 90 Christians from villages in northeast SyriaContinue Reading
93-year-old underground Chinese bishop missing, presumed dead
2015-02-25
Shizhuang: In a living room plastered with pious images, the Shi family flicked through timeworn pictures of a wizened man with tortoiseshell glasses and bright eyes, the oldest bishop of China’s underground Catholic Church. Almost a month ago, they were passed word that Shi Enxiang, who spent more thanContinue Reading
“Malaysian airline deliberately steered toward Antarctica”
2015-02-24
A documentary on the new claim would be released on the first anniversary of the tragedyContinue Reading
Waning funds threaten Philippines bamboo organ fest
2015-02-24
The International Bamboo Organ Festival was started in 1975Continue Reading
Reuters Islamabad bureau chief found dead
2015-02-23
Golovnina was a superb journalist with a long and varied career at ReutersContinue Reading
Thailand bans commercial surrogacy
2015-02-20
Parliament passes law banning fees and preventing foreign and same-sex couples from seeking surrogacy servicesContinue Reading
German Catholic archdiocese reveals it’s richer than Vatican
2015-02-20
Paris – The Roman Catholic archdiocese of Cologne in Germany has disclosed it is worth 3.35 billion euros ($3.82 billion), making it richer than the Vatican. Publication of the first full report of its wealth reflects greater financial transparency within the German Church since Pope Francis removed a bishop inContinue Reading
This Lent, ask God for the ‘gift of tears,’ Pope says
2015-02-19
Vatican City – In his Ash Wednesday homily, Pope Francis said the time of Lent is a call to leave hypocrisy behind and reconcile with God through fasting, charity and prayerful tears before our merciful Father. “I ask you a question: do I cry? Does the Pope cry? Do cardinalsContinue Reading
Why this bishop is staying in Libya after the ISIS massacre
2015-02-19
Tripoli – “I should stay! How can I leave the Christians alone?” These are the words of Bishop Giovanni Martinelli, Apostolic Vicar of Tripoli, in response to the Islamic State’s threats that it plans to take over the country and continue beheading Christians, as it did this past weekend, killingContinue Reading
Islamic militants torch 45 Iraqi Christians
2015-02-18
The massacre occurred days after video circulated of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians being beheaded by ISISContinue Reading