A fire being investigated as arson at a historic cathedral in western France Saturday morning has been contained, according to the local fire chief, though not before the Gothic church’s great organ and rose window sustained severe damage.Fire Chief Laurent Ferl
Catholic bishops have urged the U.K.’s finance minister to press for the cancelation of debts owed by the world’s poorest countries at this weekend’s G20 finance summit. The bishops signed a letter, dated July 10, from 77 religious leaders cal
Almost 690 million people around the world were undernourished last year, according to a new United Nations report, continuing what experts say is a worrying increase in global hunger.The number of people who went hungry in 2019 was up 10 million from the previous year
Sudan’s transitional government approves wide-ranging amendments including the scrapping of laws that had made leaving Islam potentially punishable by death.A raft of amendments to the Constitution adopted by Sudan’s transition government omits mention of
Several UN agencies release a report forecasting the Covid-19 pandemic could push as many as 130 million people into chronic hunger by the end of the year.The coronavirus pandemic is wreaking havoc on the health and diets of millions of people around the world.
The National Commission for Justice and Peace (NCJP) of the Pakistan Catholic Bishops' Conference (PCBC) releases a statement following the death of a Christian after a brutal attack.The Catholic Church of Pakistan has denounced the religious intolerance and discrimina
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan decrees that the Basilica of Hagia Sophia will become a mosque once again, following a ruling from the Council of State.Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued a decree on Friday ordering the historic Hagia Sophia to be open
American hip-hop singer Kanye West has denounced the nation’s largest abortion provider as racist and demonic after announcing an unexpected run for the Oval Office on July 4. Excerpts and a summary of an interview with Forbes magazine were published on Wed
The United States will withdraw from the World Health Organization by July 6, 2021, the Trump administration has told the WHO, launching a yearlong process that will likely require approval from Congress and President Donald Trump’s re-election if it is to come to completion.&
At least four people died in a bomb attack in the Somali city of Baidoa, and a car bomb in the capital, Mogadishu, wounded several police officers.Four people were killed in a restaurant in the Somalian city of Baidoa when a landmine was detonated by remote control ear