A violent winter storm has been paralyzing much of the United States since Christmas Eve, causing, according to the latest reports, 60 victims, 27 of them in New York state alone. On Monday, President Joe Biden authorized federal support for the state after thousands of residents in the
Serbia has put the army on high alert near its border with Kosovo while inside Kosovo, Serbs have erected more roadblocks amid escalating tensions. The standoff comes as Serbia and Kosovo accuse each other of preparing for an armed confrontation. Scuffles have broken out between Kosovo&
Ukrainians unite to pray and celebrate Christmas amid reports of new clashes in the wartorn nation and Pope Francis' reiterated appeals for peace. Pope Francis prayed for peace as St. Michael’s Cathedral in Kyiv prepared for what believers hope will be a peaceful Christmas. It
Russia suggests the possibility of a military confrontation with the United States is serious after Washington announces more military aid to wartorn Ukraine. Russia's ambassador to the United States, Anatoly Antonov, told Russian media that the risk of a clash between America and R
Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister says that sweeping reforms remain vital to rescue the country’s-stricken economy. It has been a year of primarily bad news in Lebanon. But a rare positive headline came when new figures showed modest growth this year after two strai
Father Mark Ojotu , chaplain of St. Mary's hospital in Okpoga, Benue State, has reportedly been kidnapped on 22 December. Fides news agency has reported the kidnapping of yet another Catholic priest in Nigeria. Father Mark Ojotu, chaplain of St. Mary's hospital, Okpoga
The Justice and Peace Commission of the Japanese Bishops' Conference writes to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and the Japanese Defense Minister asking them to withdraw three key documents which provide for rearming the country and revising its defense strategies. Japan’s Catholi
As the conflict between the National army and armed groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo faces a dangerous escalation, "Save the Children" reports a rise in cholera cases, with children accounting for three-quarters of them. “Cholera cases are rapidly increasing in
In a joint letter sent to the European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, the World Council of Churches and the Conference of European Churches denounce the the ten-day-old blockade of the ethnic Armenian enclave of Artsakh/Nagorno-Karabakh as a violation of the tripartite agreement that e
As part of the ongoing political crisis in Peru, the government has expelled Mexico’s Ambassador after the country offered asylum to the family of former President Pedro Castillo. The Mexican Government has spoken up for deposed Peruvian President Pedro Castillo, who was impeached