Saint Pope John Paul II played a key role in the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of communism. This was pointed out by Pope Francis on Sunday as he joined in the commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Ever wonder why the boyish-looking 30-year-old Mark Zuckerberg, the co-founder, chairman and CEO of Facebook, always wears a grey T-shirt seven days a week? Yes, it's true, the 14th richest man in the world with a net worth of $33.3 billion as November this year, has never been seen wearing a formal business attire like men of his stature usually do.
In a resounding message that he will not tolerate moves that could undermine his leadership of the Roman Catholic Church and obstruct his reformist thrusts, Pope Francis removed conservative U.S. Cardinal Raymund Burke from a top post in the Vatican.
Without mincing words, Pope Francis on Friday condemned people who are merely Christian in name but are actually living a "pagan life," calling them "enemies of the Cross."
Star Wars fans, rejoice! The first part of a new trilogy finally has got a title instead of just a number: "Star Wars: The Force Awakens." Following the last day of shooting at the Pinewood Studios outside London, Disney announced the title of Star Wars Episode VII on Twitter on Thursday.
"The mother Church has so much generosity it could provide justice free of charge." The quote comes from no less than Pope Francis who said the process of marriage annulments should not become "some kind of business" for the Church.
Is your phone or tablet losing battery power so fast it would seem there's a monster inside feeding on it? If your answer is yes, this could be a sign that indeed your device is harboring a monster, or even monsters, in the form of performance-draining apps.
At least two leaders of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States have come out in the open to criticize Pope Francis for what some believe are his apparent moves to reform the Church.
A group of friends from the Netherlands and the U.S. have created a "new gadget" called the NoPhone to rival the iPhones and other brands of smartphones. Like these well-known devices, the NoPhone is sleek, thin and light. But that is where their similarities end.
The devil truly exists and is not a myth as many young people have been led to believe. Pope Francis made the firm declaration in his Oct. 30 homily at St. Martha house in Vatican City.
Three weeks before his fight with unbeaten American challenger Chris Algieri, Manny Pacquiao is already thinking of a possible megabuck showdown with Floyd Mayweather plus his return to the hard court as the playing head coach of one of the teams in the Philippine professional basketball league.
Two United Nations experts have called on Iran to explain the confiscation of St. Peter’s Evangelical Church in Tehran and the eviction of Christian families from the property. Reports emerged in July that Iranian authorities had seized the church, described as the country’s oldest Protestant congregation, and removed Christian residents living on the site.
President Donald Trump used his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday to draw attention to the persecution of Christians worldwide, criticizing the U.N. Human Rights Council for giving the issue little attention while condemning some of the world’s most repressive governments. “Christians are being persecuted all over the world; it's not even believable. I never thought I'd say it, but it's been happening for a long time.”
Fulani militia attacks in one county in Plateau state, Nigeria over the weekend killed at least eight Christians, including a Baptist pastor and a church employee on their way to church services on Sunday (Sept. 20), sources said.
Excavations beneath the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem have revealed an ancient garden and burial landscape that archaeologists say is consistent with the description of Jesus’ burial site in the Gospel of John.
The Church of England has withdrawn an interfaith award from a Pakistani Muslim cleric after past comments praising Osama bin Laden resurfaced. Lambeth Palace announced Thursday that it had rescinded the Hubert Walter Award for Reconciliation and Interfaith Cooperation presented to Maulana Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi on Sept. 11.