"Act on Climate" was written in the snow at the landing zone where U.S. President Donald Trump's Marine One helicopter set down in Davos. But he soon made clear to those gathered at this ski resort in the Swiss Alps that he isn't worried about climate change predictions.
The Pope expressed the hope that the conference would “be the start of a path towards an end to violence and a negotiated solution leading to peace and much-desired stability in the country.â€The UN estimates that the country's conflict has killed hundreds o
Authorities in South Africa have arrested a 23-year-old man in connection with the presumed murder of a Belgian priest, found dead inside his home.83-year-old Oblate Father Joseph Hollander was found dead in his house in the village of Bodibe, some 200 k
“Today, children in Libya are in a dire and untenable situation that the rest of the world should find unacceptableâ€.These are the opening words of a statement by UNICEF Director General, Henrietta Fore. They describe the sense of urgency and
Bernard Preynat, a former priest of the Archdiocese of Lyon, is on trial before a civil court in France. He has been accused of sexually abusing dozens of minors between 1971 and 1991; he was found guilty by an ecclesiastical tribunal last year.Allegatio
A Catholic priest in Nigeria releases an appeal for attention and action to the international community as Christians continue to be persecuted and murdered in his country.“Every day,†says Father Joseph Bature Fidelis of Maiduguri Diocese,
A Philippine Catholic Church official appealed for prayers and help on Monday for thousands of people displaced by a volcanic eruption.Archbishop Gilbert Garcera of Lipa asked Catholics to join him in praying for the safety of everyone amidst the smoke a
With a solemn promise to push forward with the country’s failing peace process, leaders of the Government and of the Opposition Movements of South Sudan on Monday committed to a “Cessation of Hostilities Agreement†which will come into effect on January 15th.
Philippine Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle led thousands of faithful in prayers for peace amid growing tension between the United States and Iran, following the assassination of a top Iranian general in Iraq last week.Speaking at the solemn predawn Mass on t
Turkey says only eight people were rescued from the waters off Cesme, a tourist resort on the Aegean coast opposite the Greek island of Chios. But at least 11 others drowned after their boat sank. The nationalities of the dead and those rescued were not yet known.