Pope Francis has delivered another criticism of some members of his own church , suggesting it was better to be an atheist than one of many Catholics who he said lead a hypocritical double life. In...
Pope Francis has delivered another criticism of some members of his own church , suggesting it was better to be an atheist than one of many Catholics who he said lead a hypocritical double life. In...
Representatives of Sunni Islam's prestigious Al-Azhar institution and from the Vatican held talks in Cairo on Wednesday following up on a rapprochement launched in 2016. Their meeting focused on the...
Pope Francis on Sunday urged leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo to act quickly to resolve its political crisis and curb violence, condemning in particular the use of child soldiers. Violence...
Pope Francis has appeared to back Native Americans fighting the proposed Dakota Access Pipeline. The Pope said indigenous cultures had a right to defend "their ancestral relationship to the earth"....
Myanmar's army has halted "clearance operations" in northern Rakhine, a senior official said Wednesday, ending a four-month crackdown by security forces the UN has warned may amount to crimes against...
By: James Kofi Annan I know you just came out of a very turbulent vetting and approval process. It was tough, so you probably would wish that I allowed you to settle first, before I brought my...
Pope Francis on Sunday urged the faithful to pray for unborn children threatened by “the termination of pregnancy” in a throwaway culture marked by falling birthrates. “Every life is sacred....
Pope Francis has forced the head of an ancient Catholic order to resign in an unusually public rebuke of conservative leadership within the Catholic Church. The Pope was dragged into a dispute about...
Pope Francis on Saturday warned against populism, saying it could lead to the election of "saviours" like Adolf Hitler. In an hour-long interview with Spanish newspaper El Pais, conducted as Donald...
Pope Francis has warned against a rise in populism and the dangers of allowing political crises to usher in dictators like Hitler. He made the comments as Donald Trump was being sworn-in as US...
Due to Donald Trump’s victory in the Presidential election this November North American foreign policy will experience radical changes. The new government creates hopes and fears. On the one hand,...
The founder of Facebook has found religion, it seems, according to a cheery holiday message he posted on the social network he created. On Christmas Day, Zuckerberg indicated in a Facebook status...
Saturday's Mass was the first major event of the Christmas season for the Pope Pope Francis has said that the true meaning of Christmas is being drowned out by materialism. During a high-security...
Pope Francis has celebrated a late-night Christmas Mass at the Vatican amid heavy security. The head of the Catholic Church denounced the continuing suffering of children. He mentioned those who...
Democratic Republic of Congo's main opposition bloc said on Saturday it was not planning a march against President Joseph Kabila when his mandate expires on Monday, a decision that could defuse...
Two Africans made Forbes international’s list of ‘The World’s Most Powerful People’ for the year 2016. Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote was listed along with Egyptian President Abdel...
Facebook says it will start applying warning labels to some "fake news" stories that users share on the social network. Articles that are known to be false -- seemingly published with the intent to...
Readers of this column of mine may have been starved of my teachings for a while seeing as it’s now been over two months since I last posted any article here. But then, just this past Sunday...
US President-elect Donald Trump has been named Time magazine’s Person of the Year for 2016. The property tycoon was awarded the title following his unexpected victory over Hillary Clinton in...
