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French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Sunday that a peace conference on Syria in Geneva could take place in July, later than previously expected. |
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VATICAN CITY, June 2 (UPI) -- Pope Francis Sunday asked for prayers for the victims of war, specifically citing the Syrian civil war which has gone on for two years. |
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Pope Francis was in St Peter's Basilica and in every cathedral, parish, and convent around the world. During this morning's Mass, Francis described war as the "suicide of humanity." In history, so many times we have seen "the great ones of the earth want to solve" local problems, economic problems, and economic crises "with a war. |
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VATICAN CITY (AP) — The new head of the Vatican bank says his top priority is to clean up the bank's reputation, saying the institution hasn't served the pope well but provides valuable financial services to the Holy See and its clients that should continue. |
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So impressed was First Lady of China, Madame Peng Liyuan yesterday with the performance of Exodus Steel Orchestra at the concert in her honour that she extended an invitation to the pannists to visit China. |
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DETROIT -- Pastor Steven Thrasher was in the hot seat Saturday as the first bowler to go before the cameras for the new version of the Detroit 1970s TV classic "Bowling for Dollars." His son had phoned with two words of advice: Don't choke. "Yes, I'm afraid I'm going to make a fool of myself," said.... |
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SOUTH Korea appears to be becoming more accepting of gays following news that one of its movie directors is set to marry his boyfriend. |
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TOP 50 SONGS: We've danced and debated our way through the west's best songs - and here's our top 50. |
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At morning Mass Pope Francis urges us not to fall into the trap of the "spirit of the world", reducing Christianity to an "mannered", "reasonable", "social" version. Professing the Son of God made flesh leads to persecution and martyrdom. The Mass was attended by the archbishop of Havana and some gentlemen of His Holiness. |
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The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) revoked the broadcasting licence it issued to Mulhako wa Alhomwe cultural group. Mulhako wa Alhomwe was formed by former president late Bingu wa Mutharika on October 25 2008 to promote the Lhomwe culture in Malawi. |
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Al-Azhar, Egypt's leading seat of Islamic learning, is planning to launch its own television channel.
The channel will promote a moderate version of Islam, Grand Imam Ahmed El-Tayyeb said on Thursday. It will be trialed in July to coincide with Ramadan and will feature social, cultural and.... |
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