George Elliott Clarke recalls his great-grandfather, who was also the only black chaplain during the First World War |
Vatican City, August 1 - Pope Francis has focused his universal prayer intention for August on "refugees, forced by violence to abandon their homes, that they may find a generous welcome and the protection of their rights," Vatican Radio has reported. Ahead of the papal appeal, France sai... |
Mr Renford Kelsick is perhaps the first person to retire from the public or private sector in Anguilla with a Service of Thanksgiving rather than a lavish party. |
The Pacific Islands Forum's first female leader, Dame Meg Taylor, says she's confident she can gain the respect of the Pacific's male-dominated political leaders. |
U.S. Rep. John Conyers has another challenge coming Tuesday in Rev. Horace Sheffield, a controversial pastor and community activist who is trying to oust the veteran congressman from office. |
Tags: Luis Antonio Tagle Filipinos are "ecstatic" on the upcoming visit to the Philippines this coming January, Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle said in an interview with Vatican Radio.
"The Filipino people are just ecstatic! And what a coincidence! Twenty years ago in January, Pope.... |
Ukraine's parliament has overwhelmingly rejected Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk's resignation. |
Vatican City, July 31 - The Vatican on Thursday published the itinerary of Pope Francis' day trip to the Albanian capital on September 21. He will meet with State and religious authorities, visit local charities and give a total of six speeches. The event expected to draw the biggest... |
A small Australian and Dutch reconnaissance team has reached the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 after four days of failed attempts to make it across a battlefront to the wreckage. The Ukrainian parliament on Thursday gave the go-ahead for Australian police and investigators to go to the.... |
A small Australian and Dutch reconnaissance team has reached the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 after four days of failed attempts to make it across a battlefront to the wreckage. |