Popular Marian icon in Rome gets conservation check-up
Art restorers from the Vatican Museums checked the conservation of an important Byzantine Marian icon in Rome on Thursday.
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11 children among 29 killed by stampede at Liberian worship crusade
At least 29 people, including11 children, have been pronounced dead after a stampede at a church gathering in Liberia's capital, Monrovia, Wednesday night. Hundreds were in attendance at an all-night Christian crusade, which took place at an open-air Pentecostal church on the outskirts of the capitol in the New Kru Town neighborhood when the incident happened.
Nigeria Again Worst in World in Killed, Kidnapped Christians - Morningstar News
Suspected Fulani herdsmen on Jan. 10 killed three Christians in attacks in Nigeria, where more Christians were killed for their faith last year than in any other country, sources said.
It’s official: St. Irenaeus to be declared a Doctor of the Church
Pope Francis is expected to proclaim Irenaeus a ‘Doctor of Unity.’
Ukrainian crisis threatens peace and democracy in Europe, observers warn
Crux,Ukrainian-American Catholics warn a Russian military buildup on Ukraine’s border poses a grave threat not only to that nation, but to Europe and democracy itself.
Lebanese archbishop: ‘We cannot ignore the hunger of the people’
Crux,Lebanon’s financial meltdown has been characterized by the World Bank as one of the worst worldwide since the 1850s; nearly 80 percent of the population now lives in poverty.
Pope Francis: Human life is the most valuable work asset
The International Labour Organization estimates that 2.3 million people lose their lives in work-related accidents or diseases every year worldwide.
Pope Francis Attacks ‘Ideological Colonization’
In a recent speech the pope revived his criticism of rich countries that force their values on poorer nations, erasing their local cultures and traditions. Francis’s thinking, experts say, can be traced back to his days in Argentina, where, as Jorge Bergoglio, he led the Archdiocese of Bueno Aires.
Archbishop Ganswein: Benedict XVI is praying for victims in wake of Munich abuse report
‘The pope emeritus ... expresses his shock and shame at the abuse of minors committed by clerics.’
Afghanistan Tops Watch List of Worst Countries for Christians
Afghanistan is the most dangerous country for Christians, according to an annual list put together by the Christian watchdog group Open Doors. It is the first time in two decades that North Korea has not been at the top of the list. Open Doors said the Taliban’s takeover of the Afghan government in mid-August forced many Afghan Christians — most of whom are converts from Islam — to go into hiding.
