Church
Egypt prosecution detains church janitor who killed priest during financial dispute
Egypt
May 14, 2019
Egypt prosecution detains church janitor who killed priest during financial dispute
The Public Prosecution office in Shubra el-Kheima, Qalyubia governorate, on Tuesday decided to detain the suspect in the killing of…
Pope Tawadros II inaugurates Virgin Mary Church in Dusseldorf
Egypt
May 13, 2019
Pope Tawadros II inaugurates Virgin Mary Church in Dusseldorf
Pope Tawadros II has inaugurated the Virgin Mary Church in Germany’s city of Düsseldorf. He also inaugurated the altar of…
Sri Lanka detains new suspects amid frantic hunt for bombers
World
April 24, 2019
Sri Lanka detains new suspects amid frantic hunt for bombers
A Sri Lankan security dragnet hunting those responsible for horrifying bombings that claimed more than 350 lives has scooped up…
Sri Lanka falls silent for victims of Islamist attack
World
April 23, 2019
Sri Lanka falls silent for victims of Islamist attack
Sri Lanka fell silent for three minutes Tuesday on a day of national mourning to honor more than 300 people…
Family’s near miss at bombed Sri Lanka church
World
April 22, 2019
Family’s near miss at bombed Sri Lanka church
When Dilip Fernando arrived at St Sebastian’s church in Sri Lanka’s Negombo on Easter Sunday, it was so crowded he…
Fresh arrests as Sri Lanka Easter attack toll hits 290
World
April 22, 2019
Fresh arrests as Sri Lanka Easter attack toll hits 290
The death toll from bomb blasts that ripped through churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka rose dramatically Monday to…
2020 campaign trail runs through churches in South Carolina
World
April 20, 2019
2020 campaign trail runs through churches in South Carolina
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — By now, most Democratic presidential candidates have polished their stump speeches. But when they’re in…
Fires at three black churches trigger call for arsonist’s surrender
World
April 9, 2019
Fires at three black churches trigger call for arsonist’s surrender
(Reuters) – A US congressman from Louisiana has urged anyone responsible for burning down three predominantly black churches in the…
In Syria’s Aleppo, restored Armenian church hosts first mass
Middle East
March 31, 2019
In Syria’s Aleppo, restored Armenian church hosts first mass
Armenians in Syria’s war-torn Aleppo packed their Forty Martyrs Cathedral Saturday for the first mass in the centuries-old church since…
Convicted Australia cardinal sentence to be broadcast live
World
March 12, 2019
Convicted Australia cardinal sentence to be broadcast live
The sentencing of Australian Cardinal George Pell for child sex crimes will be broadcast live Wednesday in a rare move…