Amazon Catholics pledge to keep pushing after Pope declined proposal to allow married Priests
Pope Francis Catholic communities across the Amazon said they would keep pushing for married men to be allowed to celebrate Mass in the remote rainforest region, after a papal…
MWC in Barcelona called off over coronavirus fears
The Mobile World Congress (MWC), the annual telecoms industry gathering that draws more than 100,000 visitors to Barcelona, was canceled on Wednesday after a mass exodus by exhibitors due to…
Man commits suicide in court after guilty verdict
Mr. Viktor Sviridov, a former head of the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service’s motor transport department has committed suicide in Moscow’s Chertanovsky Court after a judge handed down a guilty verdict…
Darfur: Sudan govt. agrees outed Bashir should appear before ICC
Ousted president Omar al-Bashir Sudan’s government and rebel groups in Darfur agreed on Tuesday that all those wanted by the International Criminal Court should appear before the tribunal, a list…
Scarcity of Priests: Pope dismisses proposal to ordain married men in Amazon
Pope Francis, in one of the most significant decisions of his papacy, on Wednesday dismissed a proposal to allow some married men to be ordained in the Amazon region to…
UK to impose a duty of care on social media companies over harmful content
Britain said it would make social media companies such as Facebook, Twitter and Snap responsible for blocking or removing harmful content on their platforms. A duty of care will be…
Pope to decide on exception to priestly celibacy rule Wednesday
Pope Francis is expected to decide on Wednesday whether to make a limited exception to the celibacy rule for priests, one of the most controversial issues in the Catholic Church today….
Coronavirus: WHO says vaccine could be ready in 18 months as experts see an end in China April
The first vaccine targeting China’s coronavirus could be available in 18 months, “so we have to do everything today using available weapons”, World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said…
Failure to secure enough funding as planned is new setback to security hopes in Africa
The African Union has agreed not to start financing security operations from a new fund until 2023 because it has received fewer contributions than hoped. The AU, which groups 55…
WHO identifies 168 labs globally with right technology to diagnose coronavirus
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it has identified 168 labs around the world with the right technology to diagnose coronavirus. This is part of WHO’s efforts at equiping laboratories…