Rolls-Royce cancels offer for private Mass with Pope Francis – report
RNS A high-priced offer to attend a private Mass with Pope Francis made available only to owners of Rolls-Royce cars has reportedly been canceled, with the company no longer promoting the chance to meet the pontiff on its exclusive app. Religion News Service reported on Thursday that Rolls-Royce promoted an offer – which the Vatican press office […]
Coronavirus infects more than 100,000 worldwide, wreaking financial havoc
London, UK/Los Angeles, USReuters The number of people infected with coronavirus surpassed 100,000 across the world on Friday as the outbreak reached more countries and intensified economic damage, with business districts beginning to empty and stock markets tumbling. An increasing number of people were asked to stay home from work, schools were closed, large gatherings […]
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Australian court to hear ex-Vatican treasurer’s final appeal on sex offences
Melbourne, AustraliaReuters Australia’s highest court will hear a final bid on 11th March by former Vatican treasurer George Pell to overturn his conviction for sexually assaulting two teenaged choir boys in the 1990s when he was Archbishop of Melbourne. Pell, 78, is in jail serving a six-year sentence which began a year ago after he […]
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Bangladesh minister urges women to work, pledges to tackle sexual violence
Dhaka, BangladeshThomson Reuters Foundation Bangladesh needs more women in the workforce if it is to grow, its women’s minister said on Thursday, urging them to train for a trade and pledging to tackle high levels of sexual violence that make it harder for them to go out to work. Fazilatun Nessa said much of Bangladesh’s […]
Legal gaps seen failing female ‘sextortion’ victims
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Women and girls coerced into sex by officials are being failed by a lack of clear laws to combat such abuses, known as sextortion, a global anti-corruption group said on Thursday. Sextortion – defined as the abuse of power to obtain a sexual benefit or advantage – affects women globally, but […]
Rolls-Royce promotes exclusive Mass with Pope – for $US155,000
RNS Every week, thousands of Catholics from all walks of life swarm into St Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican to participate in Mass with Pope Francis, who has put concern for the poor at the centre of his papacy. But now, a few lucky people may have the opportunity to attend a private Mass with […]
END TIMES: US DOOMSDAY PREPPERS PUT FAITH IN GOD AND PLAN FOR END OF ALL THINGS
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More “apartheid cities” seen in India after deadly Delhi riots
New Delhi, IndiaThomson Reuters Foundation India risks greater segregation in its cities after deadly riots in Delhi last week, with minority and poor people likely to be blocked from accessing housing in desirable neighbourhoods, human rights experts said on Thursday. The Hindu-Muslim clashes in the city’s north-east – the worst communal riots in Delhi for […]