Its members gather to comfort and encourage one another. They check in on the sick and struggling. They wish each other a happy birthday. Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in Chicago at the first Facebook Communities Summit that the two are similar in the way they...
The Catholic bishops of Cameroon insist that Bishop Jean-Marie Benoit Balla of Bafia was “brutally assassinated,” rejected the conclusions of an autopsy that found “no trace of violence.” At a July 7 press conference, Archbishop Samuel Kleda of Doula, the president of...
The Vatican has indicted two former officials of the Bambino Gesu Hospital on embezzlement charges. The indictment is the first brought by Vatican prosecutors under new rules designed to promote transparency and accountability in Vatican financial transactions. The...
A federal minister in India has come under fire for indirectly accusing Catholics and environ-mentalists in Goa for blocking development in the former Portuguese colony which they say harms the environment and local culture. Road Transport, High-ways and Shipping...
The Philippine bishops said that the conflict with Maute, an ISIS-affiliated group, is not a conflict with Islam. In May, Maute attacked the city of Marawi, setting fire to Christian buildings and taking hostages at the cathedral. “We believe that the war in Marawi is...
