Christianity
Environment, poverty, corruption on agenda for pope’s Africa trip
World
September 1, 2019
Environment, poverty, corruption on agenda for pope’s Africa trip
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis leaves on Wednesday for Africa, where poverty, the environment, foreign exploitation of resources and…
Tenth edition of Religions for Peace Conference kicks off in Germany
Society
August 20, 2019
Tenth edition of Religions for Peace Conference kicks off in Germany
The Religions for Peace (RfP) conference began its 10th World Assembly in Lindau, Germany, from 20-23 August 2019 under the assembly…
Egypt’s churches not for sale
Opinion
August 5, 2019
Egypt’s churches not for sale
Judge Mohamed Abdel Wahab Khafagy, deputy president of the state council, issued a unique and unprecedented rule in 2016 that…
Lebanese rock band takes center stage in freedoms debate
Middle East
July 25, 2019
Lebanese rock band takes center stage in freedoms debate
BEIRUT (AP) — A popular Mideast rock band known for its rousing music and lyrics challenging norms in the conservative…
Pope defends migrants after clashes between Italy and rescue ships
World
July 8, 2019
Pope defends migrants after clashes between Italy and rescue ships
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis said on Monday that “no one is exempt” from helping migrants, in an indirect…
Mediterranean rescue ship brings migrants to Italy, defying Salvini
Middle East
June 28, 2019
Mediterranean rescue ship brings migrants to Italy, defying Salvini
The Sea-Watch 3 was still waiting with its 42 rescued passengers off the coast of the Italian island of Lampedusa…
Ministry of Antiquities celebrates anniversary of Holy Family’s journey to Egypt
Culture
June 25, 2019
Ministry of Antiquities celebrates anniversary of Holy Family’s journey to Egypt
Egypt’s Minister of Antiquities Khaled Anany said Monday that Egypt considers the journey of the Holy Family to Egypt as…
Francis wants first papal visit to Iraq
Middle East
June 10, 2019
Francis wants first papal visit to Iraq
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis said on Monday he wants to travel to Iraq next year, which would be…
Sri Lanka president sacks intelligence chief over Easter attacks probe
World
June 8, 2019
Sri Lanka president sacks intelligence chief over Easter attacks probe
Sri Lanka’s president has sacked the national intelligence chief and will not cooperate with a parliamentary investigation into security lapses…
Polish archeologists claim discovery of oldest church in Egypt
Archaeology
May 28, 2019
Polish archeologists claim discovery of oldest church in Egypt
A church dating back to the fourth century has been unearthed near Alexandria by polish archeologists who claim that it…