Pope Francis was due Tuesday to lead his first Christmas celebrations since his election this year as leader of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics, dpa reported. |
Thirteen warming centres have opened across Toronto to accommodate those still without power after the ice storm |
In this programme two quite exceptional people tell their own story. It is a tale of courage, resilience and a touch of luck, but above all of the enduring power of love. Jaroslav and Alžběta Hofrichter have been married for well over half a century. Their friends call them the “turtledoves” and when you meet them it is not hard to see why. |
DR. JOSHUA M. NKOMO 2 Stevenage Road East Ham E6 2WL London E6 2WL United Kingdom 7th June, 1983 INFORMATIVE LETTER TO PRIME MINISTER MUGABE Dear Robert,1. I write to you as a citizen of Zimbabwe and ... |
In our of-the-minute culture, Santa seems old-fashioned. But Christians are exploring far older ways of observing the holiday. In the living room this week along with the pile of presents, there’s more likely to be a wreath or calendar marking Advent, the month leading up to Christmas that symbolizes the waiting period before Jesus’s birth. |
A former Catholic Redemptorist order priest at Detroit's Holy Redeemer parish in the mid-1960s is accused of abusing a then 15-year-old girl at the parish. Harry Walsh, no longer a priest as of 2012, works as a sexual education counselor in Minneapolis area. His case came to light in the ongoing priest sex abuse revelations engulfing the St. |
Tags: Leyte With the skies pouring rain, Pope Francis' envoy to the Philippines, Papal Nuncio Archbishop Giuseppe Pinto, on Tuesday night welcomed Christmas with residents of typhoon Yolanda-hit Palo town in Leyte province.
Pinto celebrated Mass at the Palo Cathedral at 10 p.m. Tuesday, radio dzBB's Rodil Vega reported early Wednesday. |
Being tolerant to others’ beliefs and customs is a virtue that can help promote fellow-feeling and mutual trust |
Though he's got Grammys, Larnelle Harris says small shows are just as important. |
Pastors have been patrolling the streets of one Suffolk town offering refreshments and guidance to Christmas revellers. |