*Catholic League President Bill Donohue claimed he was forced to back out of his plan to participate in the New York City LGBT Pride parade because the event's organizers wanted to force him into "gay training." "Today, I informed Heritage of Pride officials that I objected to their rule requiring.... |
May 13, 2014 3:25 AM VATICAN CITY (AFP) - Pope Francis on Monday declared that everyone has the right to be baptised, even aliens should they come knocking on the church's door. |
Alberta’s top Mountie says a weekend shooting that left three officers injured was an unprovoked attack. Deputy Commissioner Marianne Ryan told CHED radio in Edmonton that the shooting came from out of the blue and the officers are lucky to be alive. The RCMP and Alberta’s Serious Incident Response.... |
At a meeting with students from Rome's pontifical colleges and boarding schools, Pope Francis talked about the dangers of "academism" and "gossip". He also focused on the need for a spiritual and community life. He urged students to study deeply but never forget that they are first and foremost priests. |
Pope Francis on Monday declared that everyone has the right to be baptized, even aliens should they come knocking on the church's door. Christians cannot "close the door" to all those who seek baptism even if they are "green men, with a long nose and big ears, like children draw," the pope said at his daily mass, according to Vatican Radio. |
Pope Francis has declared everyone has the right to be baptised, even aliens should they come knocking on the church's door. |
The father of one of the fishermen who died over the weekend in a fishing accident says his son wouldn't have taken a risk. |
Britain’s Lewis Hamilton won the Spanish Grand Prix for Mercedes on Sunday, chalking up his fourth victory in a row and wresting the Formula One championship lead from “gutted” German teammate Nico Rosberg. In what was also Mercedes’ fourth successive one-two and fifth win in five races, Hamilton took the checkered flag a mere 0. |
Today is Tuesday, May 20, the 140th day of 2014. There are 225 days left in the year. |
BARCELONA, (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton won the Spanish Grand Prix for Mercedes yesterday to chalk up his fourth victory in a row and wrest the Formula One championship lead from ‘gutted’ German... View full article at stabroeknews.com |