Sri Lanka prepares for Papal visit
2015-01-10
Sri Lanka`s new Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe has asked John Amaratunga to oversee the papal visitContinue Reading
World stunned as Saudi Arabia flogs blogger
2015-01-10
Raif Badawi was arrested after starting a website called “Free Saudi Liberals”Continue Reading
Group hits truck ban during papal visit
2015-01-09
Manila – A group concerned about congestion at the Port of Manila yesterday voiced its opposition to the blanket truck ban to be implemented across Metro Manila during the four-day visit to the country of Pope Francis next week. Ernesto Ordoñez, co-chairman of the Private Congestion Multisectoral Technical Working GroupContinue Reading
5.5 million in Philippines parade ahead of papal visit
2015-01-09
Pope Francis is visiting Asia’s bastion of Christianity next weekContinue Reading
Philippine traffic officers to wear adult diapers during papal visit
2015-01-09
When Pope Francis visits the Philippines next week, traffic enforcers won’t let the capital’s streets get gridlocked if they have to answer the call of nature. About 2,000 traffic enforcers who will be on duty during the 15-19 January papal visit will be required to wear adult diapers, the MetropolitanContinue Reading
Nigeria: Boko Haram militants kill dozens
2015-01-09
Islamist insurgents began shooting indiscriminately and burning buildings on TuesdayContinue Reading
Sri Lankan president suffers shock defeat
2015-01-09
No one had expected the victory margin to be so greatContinue Reading
Lankan bishops’ conference silence surprises Christian forum
2015-01-09
Colombo – The Christian Solidarity Movement has expressed their surprise over the silence observed by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference in Sri Lanka over the derogatory remarks that are being made against Bishop Rev. Rayappu Joseph of Mannar blessing the common Opposition candidate Maithripala Sirisena. The CSM releasing a media statement overContinue Reading
Cardinal Tagle on visit of Pope Francis to Philippines
2015-01-08
Vatican – Ahead of the journey of Pope Francis to the Philippines later this month, the Archbishop of Manila, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, spoke with Vatican Radio about his hopes and expectations for the visit, as well as the history of Papal trips to the island nation, which is one ofContinue Reading
Shooting kills 12 in Paris
2015-01-08
Apublication firebombed in the past after publishing cartoons lampooning Muslim leaders and the Prophet MohammadContinue Reading