Archive for May 8, 2014
US draws fire over 'ineffective' policy toward Boko Haram
The Boko Haram kidnapping of hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls follows years of “ineffective” U.S. policy and analysis that ignored the... Read more
Former Vatican ambassador faced sexual harassment claim
A University of Dayton investigation in 2013 found “reasonable cause” to believe that former U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See... Read more
China's youngest detainee decries torture of father
Dubbed as “China’s youngest prisoner of conscience,” Zhang Anni and her sister Ruli have voiced their opposition to the government’s... Read more
Pope Francis: grace is more important than bureaucracy
In his daily Mass Pope Francis reflected on attitudes necessary to evangelize, emphasizing the need to leave room for the... Read more
Harvard 'black mass' event met with shock, outcry
A Harvard student group’s plans to re-enact a satanic black mass on campus has prompted outrage from Catholics who say... Read more
Vatican congregation approves miracle attributed to Paul VI
The beatification cause of Pope Paul VI has advanced with the Congregation for the Causes of Saints giving unanimous approval... Read more
The ecumenism of martyrdom: Pope Francis' way
Martyrdom is a call to Church unity, Pope Francis observed to the head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, signalling his... Read more
Vatican calls on Boko Haram to release kidnapped schoolgirls
In a May 8 statement, the Holy See condemned all gross violations of human rights, calling for an end to... Read more
Priest sees deluge of support against Harvard 'black mass'
A Harvard chaplain says a student group's plans to re-enact a satanic black mass on campus has elicited a strong... Read more
