#Christmas #World #Peace #Goodwill The Holidays are a time for being with friends and family and celebrating the Birth of Christ, but we may forget to acknowledge the other religions and what they celebrate. Some religions like the Islam do not celebrate Christmas and then we have others, the Buddhists, who use the holiday to […]
Notre Dame kept Christmas going even during 2 world wars, a beacon of hope amid the bloodshed. Yet an accidental fire in peacetime finally stopped the Paris cathedral from celebrating Midnight Mass this year, for the 1st time in over two centuries. As the lights stay dim in the once-invincible 855-year-old landmark, officials are trying hard to […]
Mass Shooting in Orlando 5 Dead Almost a year after the terrorist attack at Orlando’s Pulse nightclub, on June 12, 2016, when a gunman shot 49 and wounded 53 people the city has been rocked by another mass shooting. Orlando Police: Ex-employee and individual in question was fired in April of this year. He came […]
‘Papa’ Francis Extends Controversial Overall of Catholic Litergy Pope Francis is extending his controversial overhaul of the Vatican’s liturgy department, adding a number of new advisers after an initial shake-up removed some leading conservative Cardinals. The 17 new advisers named Saturday include priests, laymen and two women. The experts in liturgy and theology join 27 […]
Pope Francis Celebrated Christmas Eve Mass, Prays for Peace Pope Francis is celebrating Christmas Eve Mass in a packed St. Peter’s Basilica, rounding out a year marked by his pleas for the world to better protect the innocent people caught up in wars, migrations and abject poverty. As the Sistine Chapel choir sang “Gloria” and […]
Donald Trump Suspends Campaign, Attends 9/11 Remembrance Donald Trump is visiting the 9/11 Remembrance Memorial Sunday to mark the 15th anni of the radical Islamic terror attacks. The Republican nominee also visited a nearby Firehouse after his stop at Ground Zero Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton announced she will visit Ground Zero for the annual moment […]
Italy Mourns its Earthquake Victims The death toll in the 6.3-magnitude earthquake that hit central Italy Wednesday evening has risen to 291, said the Civil Protection agency said Saturday. The death toll in the worst-hit town Amatrice was 230, while the number of victims in Accumoli and Arquato del Tronto were 11 and 50 respectively. […]