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John Paul I, briefly serving, ‘smiling” Pope, is beatified
Vatican City AP Pope Francis on Sunday beatified one of his predecessors, John Paul I, a briefly serving pontiff who distinguished himself with his humility and cheerfulness, and whose abrupt death in his bedroom in 1978 shocked the world and fueled suspicions for years about his demise. The ceremony in St Peter’s Square constituted the […]
Flood-hit Pakistan breaches lake to avert overflow
Karachi, Pakistan Reuters Authorities in flood-hit Pakistan breached the country’s largest freshwater lake on Sunday, displacing up to 100,000 people from their homes but saving more densely populated areas from gathering flood water, a minister said. Record monsoon rains and melting glaciers in Pakistan’s northern mountains have brought floods that have affected 33 million people […]
Colombia to give properties confiscated from drug groups to farmers, women
Bogata, Colombia Reuters Colombia will give properties confiscated from drug trafficking groups and valued at some $US4.9 billion to farmers, women’s organisations, youth collectives and universities, leftist President Gustavo Petro said this week. The Andean country has traditionally sought to sell confiscated properties and goods to fund victim reparations and last year launched a real […]
Thousands of Russians bid farewell to last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev “the peacemaker'”
Moscow, RussiaReuters Thousands of Russians filed past the open casket of Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, on Saturday with many saying they wanted to honour his memory as “a peacemaker” who dismantled totalitarianism and gave them their freedom. Gorbachev, leader of the Soviet Union from 1985-1991, died on Tuesday aged 91. […]
“Mosaic of pain”: 17 atrocities reported in the news a day in Mexico, study finds
Mexico City Reuters An average of 17 atrocities were reported in news outlets in Mexico each day during the first six months of 2022, up 18 per cent from the same period last year, according to a report by non-governmental organisation Causa en Comun. In Mexico, where some newspapers and TV are dedicated to “nota […]
Pope dissolves Knights of Malta leadership, issues new constitution
Vatican CityReuters Pope Francis on Saturday dissolved the leadership of the Knights of Malta, the global Catholic religious order and humanitarian group, and installed a provisional government ahead of the election of a new Grand Master. The change, which the pope issued in a decree, came after five years of often acrimonious debate within the […]
Catholic sainthood: “Crushed” by two papacies, John Paul I’s death eclipsed life
FRANCES D’EMILIO, of Associated Press, reports on moves to make Pope John Paul I a saint…
Greek officials, Church, condemn ex-bishop’s remarks on rape
Athens, GreeceAP Greek politicians and the country’s powerful Orthodox Church joined in condemning a retired bishop who claimed Friday that women aren’t raped “without wanting it.” Chrysostomos, Metropolitan Bishop of Dodoni, ordains a priest at Athens Cathedral, Greece, on Monday, 14th October, 2019. Chrysostomos’ statement in a TV interview on Friday, 2nd September that a […]
Key nuclear plant loses power line as Moscow, West energy row escalates
Kyiv, UkraineReuters A critical nuclear power plant in Ukraine again lost external power, international energy officials said on Saturday, heightening concern over its operations as the energy battle between Moscow and the West ramped up in recent days amid the ongoing war. Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia plant – the largest in Europe – saw its last remaining […]