Vatican City, Jun 5, 2020 — Pope Francis said Friday that people should not remain silent as biodiversity is threatened by destruction and exploitation, in a message marking World Environment Day. “Caring for ecosystems demands a look to the future, one that is not concerned only with the immediate momentContinue Reading
Beenleigh (Australia) June 5, 2020: Betty Graver may have been born in England, and she might live in Australia, but the 86 year old’s heart will always be with a group of orphans in India. For the past seven years, Ms Graver has been sending large donations to the BlessedContinue Reading
Texas, June 5, 2020: Pope Francis has called a bishop in the United States after the prelate joined a demonstration against racial discrimination to pray for George Floyd, an African-American killed by a policeman. Bishop Mark Seitz of the Diocese of El Paso, Texas, on June 3 told local newsContinue Reading
Beijing, Jun 4, 2020: About 40 students and staff of a primary school in China were injured when a security guard attacked them with a knife, official media reported on Thursday, the latest such incident of mass attack by disgruntled people in the country. The incident happened at a schoolContinue Reading
Washington, June 4, 2020: Miscreants have vandalized a statue of Mahatma Gandhi statue situated in a public park across from the Indian Embassy in Washington. The statue was defaced with graffiti during the ongoing protests over the killing of George Floyd, a 46-year-old African-American. The statue was spray painted withContinue Reading
Rome, June 3, 2020: In his greetings to the English-speaking faithful at the weekly General Audience on June 3, Pope Francis addressed the people of the United States, as protests continue throughout the nation. “I have witnessed with great concern the disturbing social unrest in your nation in these pastContinue Reading
Yangon, June 3, 2020: A Myanmar court on June 3 denied bail to a Canadian Christian preacher who held church services in defiance of a ban on gatherings to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, leading to infections in dozens of people, including himself. David Lah, a Canadian of BurmeseContinue Reading
Washington, D.C., June 2020: On May 30, protests in Chicago over the death of George Floyd turned vio, lent. As rioters targeted the city’s Magnificent Mile shopping district, shattering glass and raiding stores, they picked an unlikely target: A bookstore run by nuns. As the Daughters of St. Paul cleanedContinue Reading
Banke,June 2, 2020: A passenger bus with migrant workers who were returning from India crashed into a parked truck in southern Nepal, killing 11 people and injuring 22, officials said on June 1. The accident took place on May 31 in Banke district when the bus collided with a truckContinue Reading
By David Adams Geneva, June 1, 2020: The World Council of Churches (WCC) has rejected “the brutality of both violence and racial injustice” in relation to the recent killing of an African-American and subsequent unrest rocking the United States. “As part of our Christian understanding and our witness in theContinue Reading
