Church
Gli the cat can stay even as Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia changes
Middle East
July 25, 2020
Gli the cat can stay even as Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia changes
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – With thousands of Instagram followers and even a former U.S. president as a fan, Gli the cat…
Court imprisons 7 defendants for torching a church in Giza
Egypt
June 2, 2020
Court imprisons 7 defendants for torching a church in Giza
The Giza Criminal Court on Tuesday sentenced seven defendants to 15 years in prison each, and acquitted two others, in…
Jerusalem’s Holy Sepulcher reopens after coronavirus closure
Middle East
May 24, 2020
Jerusalem’s Holy Sepulcher reopens after coronavirus closure
JERUSALEM (AP) — Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulcher reopened to visitors on Sunday after a two-month closure due to…
Molotov cocktail hits Alexandria church, no injuries
Egypt
May 18, 2020
Molotov cocktail hits Alexandria church, no injuries
The Coptic Orthodox Church said that at three am on Saturday a pedestrian threw a Molotov cocktail at the Virgin…
Cardinal Pell lawyers say child sex conviction ‘wrong’
World
March 11, 2020
Cardinal Pell lawyers say child sex conviction ‘wrong’
Lawyers for disgraced Cardinal George Pell claimed Wednesday he remains behind bars for child sex abuse based on “wrong” and…
Ex-pope Benedict rejects opening up priesthood to married men
World
January 13, 2020
Ex-pope Benedict rejects opening up priesthood to married men
Former pope Benedict XVI has publicly urged his successor Pope Francis not to open the Catholic priesthood up to married…
Pope Francis equates violence against women to profaning God
World
January 1, 2020
Pope Francis equates violence against women to profaning God
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is pinning much of his hopes for a more peaceful world in the new…
Pope Francis kicks off Christmas celebrations with midnight Mass
World
December 25, 2019
Pope Francis kicks off Christmas celebrations with midnight Mass
Pope Francis ushered in Christmas celebrations for the world’s 1.3 billion Catholics on Tuesday, saying the celebration of Jesus’s birth…
Pope lands in Thailand to kick off two-country Asian tour
World
November 20, 2019
Pope lands in Thailand to kick off two-country Asian tour
Pope Francis arrived in Thailand on Wednesday greeted by cheering faithful, on the first leg of an Asian tour that…
Photos: Thousands of Egyptians celebrate new church honoring Saint George in Luxor
Egypt
November 13, 2019
Photos: Thousands of Egyptians celebrate new church honoring Saint George in Luxor
Thousands of Coptic Christians and Muslims across Egypt flocked to Luxor governorate in Upper Egypt on Tuesday amid heavy security…