After 500 Years, Reformation-Era Divisions Have Lost Much of Their Potency
After 500 Years, Reformation-Era Divisions Have Lost Much of Their Potency
As Protestants prepare to mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, new Pew Research Center surveys show that in both Western Europe and the United…......

09/07/2017

Hajj 2017: Two million Muslim pilgrims from all over the world head to Mecca
Hajj 2017: Two million Muslim pilgrims from all over the world head to Mecca
Two million pilgrims have arrived at the holy city Mecca for the Islamic pilgrimage of Hajj - the largest of its kind in the world.......

09/05/2017

Colombia govt, rebel ELN eye ceasefire before pope visit
Colombia govt, rebel ELN eye ceasefire before pope visit
The Colombian government and the country's last active rebel force, the ELN, said Monday they hope to agree on a…......

09/01/2017

Church Releases Statement Condemning White Supremacist Attitudes
Two days after releases a statement decrying racism and calling for peace and compassion, the Church issued an additional statement Tuesday.......

08/17/2017

Woodlands Buddhist monastery opens as HQ for its 3,500 members
Woodlands Buddhist monastery opens as HQ for its 3,500 members
SINGAPORE - A Buddhist monastery to serve Singapore's north officially opened on Friday (Aug 11).......

08/15/2017

Pope Francis decries attack on Nigerian churchgoers, violence in CAR
Pope Francis decries attack on Nigerian churchgoers, violence in CAR
Pope Francis appealed on Wednesday for an end to “every form of hatred and violence”, especially those “perpetrated in places…......

08/14/2017

Cambodia Angkor Wat: Ancient statue unearthed
Cambodia Angkor Wat: Ancient statue unearthed
Archaeologists at Cambodia's celebrated Angkor Wat temple complex have unearthed a large statue believed to date back to the late…......

08/14/2017

Nun conducts Catholic wedding because there aren’t enough priests
Nun conducts Catholic wedding because there aren’t enough priests
Sister Pierrette Thiffault receive permission from the Vatican to perform the ceremony.  ......

08/08/2017