Pope Francis March 7, 2021 Where ISIS ruled, Pope Francis calls on Christians to forgive, rebuild Pope Francis called on Iraq's Christians to forgive the injustices committed against them by Muslim extremists and to rebuild as he visited the wrecked shells of churches and met ecstatic crowds in the community's historic heartland, which was nearly erased by the Islamic State group's horrific reign.
Missouri March 6, 2021 Missouri pastor on leave after telling wives to 'lose weight,' strive to look like Melania Trump A Missouri pastor is on leave and in counselling after he told his congregation in a sermon last month that wives should make themselves sexually available to their husbands, "lose weight," and look less "butch."
SCIENCE March 6, 2021 Archaeologists uncover skeletons of WWII-era nuns murdered by Russian soldiers Polish archaeologists have recently identified previously uncovered skeletons of three Catholic nuns who were killed by Russian soldiers at the end of World War II.Â
Pope Francis March 6, 2021 Pope, top Iraq Shiite cleric hold historic, symbolic meeting The meeting lasted for 40 minutes, with some concerns over the cleric's safety as he has yet to be vaccinated.
Olympics March 5, 2021 World Uyghur Congress pressures International Olympic Committee to move 2022 Olympics out of Beijing The World Uyghur Congress accused the International Olympic Committee (IOC) of ignoring an ethics complaint it filed last year to move the 2022 Winter Games out of Beijing due to China's alleged human rights abuses against Uyghur Muslims and other minorities.Â
Iran March 5, 2021 Iran opposition shines light on century of oppression with new film The world tends to look at Iran in the context of pre-revolution and post. But according to former Iranian diplomat Mehrdad Khonsari, there is a neat 100-year mark useful for evaluating the country in terms of where it stands and where it should or could be.
Pope Francis March 5, 2021 Pope begins first-ever papal visit to Iraq, urges Christians to help rebuild country Iraqi security forces view the visit as an opportunity to show the world the improvements to the country.
RELIGION March 5, 2021 Pope Francis goes to Iraq to rally fading Christians amid pandemic Pope Francis heads to Iraq on Friday to urge the country’s dwindling number of Christians to stay put and help rebuild the country after years of war and persecution, brushing aside the coronavirus pandemic and security concerns to make his first-ever papal visit.
Iraq March 4, 2021 Ahead of Pope visit, survivor recalls Christian church massacre in Iraq Six Al Qaeda-linked militants stormed and seized the church, killing dozens inside. At the time, the Oct. 31, 2010 attack was the bloodiest in a drumbeat of violence that Iraq’s Christians suffered during the brutal sectarian warfare following the 2003 U.S. invasion.
Pope Francis March 3, 2021 Pope Francis will still travel to Iraq despite rocket attack: 'We can't disappoint' Pope Francis is pushing ahead with the first papal trip to Iraq despite rising coronavirus infections, hoping to encourage the country’s dwindling number of Christians who were violently persecuted during the Islamic State's insurgency while seeking to boost ties with the Shiite Muslim world.Â