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In the wake of the outrage sparked by a BBC interview in which Cardinal Wilfrid Napier reportedly said “paedophilia is an illness and not a criminal c |
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TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Libya's health minister says the death toll from drinking homemade alcohol that contained poisonous methanol has risen to 87. |
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The Hungarian parliament has voted to amend the nation’s constitution to define marriage as the union of a man and a woman. Other moves are raising religious-freedom concerns. Vatican Radio said: “Rights activists fear the end of religious freedom as faith groups need parliamentary approval to be recognised as churches”. |
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Rapper Tone Loc has collapsed on stage while performing in Iowa. |
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Pope Francis delivers his first Sunday prayer, Rand Paul wins CPAC's straw poll, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion |
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VATICAN CITY, Rome (AP) Pope Francis yesterday offered intimate insights into the moments after his election, telling journalists that he was immediately inspired to take the name of St Francis of Assisi because of his work for peace and the poor -- and that he himself would like to see "a poor church and a church for the poor". |
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It is to David Lammy’s credit that he hasn’t deleted what my Spectator colleague, Hugo Rifkind, describes as his new all-time favourite tweet. For those who haven’t come across it… Continue reading The post The BBC vs Religion appeared first on Spectator Blogs . |
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LONDON (AP) — The Duchess of Cambridge said Sunday that she doesn't know the sex of her first child — but she hopes it's a boy. |
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee says the U.S. just doesn't know about "the stability" of North Korea's young leader, who has threatened pre-emptive nuclear attacks on Washington. |
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ATHENS, Greece - Greek authorities say police are lobbing chemicals inside a central prison, trying to smoke out a convicted murderer who is holding five hostages. |