Tag: Religion

AP PHOTOS: Indians celebrate the birthday of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha

MUMBAI, Bharat — A immense idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha sat behind an unmistakable truck touring alongside a hectic Mumbai side road, dwarfing alternative gadgets at…

Pope arrives in deeply Catholic East Timor to encourage its recovery from bloody independence

DILI, East Timor — Pope Francis arrived in East Timor on Monday to encourage its recovery from a bloody and traumatic past and celebrate its development after two…

Pope arrives in remote jungles of Papua New Guinea, brings in a ton of humanitarian aid and toys

VANIMO, Papua New Guinea — Pope Francis celebrated the Catholic Church of the peripheries on Sunday as he traveled to the remote jungles of Papua New Guinea, bringing…

Pope embarks on longest, farthest and most challenging trip to Asia, with China in the background

VATICAN CITY — If any evidence were needed to underscore that Pope Francis’ upcoming trip to Asia and Oceania is the longest, farthest and most challenging of his…

Taliban reject UN concerns over laws banning women’s voices and bare faces in public

ISLAMABAD — the Taliban on Monday rejected concerns and criticism raised by the United Nations over new vice and virtue laws that ban women in Afghanistan from baring…

French police arrest man suspected of fire attack on synagogue | Crime News

On Saturday, the suspect allegedly set fire to two cars in the synagogue’s car park. French police have arrested a man suspected of trying to set a synagogue…

Things Can Only Get Better for Bangladesh — Global Issues

Opinion by Saifullah Syed (rome) Friday, August 23, 2024 Inter Press Service ROME, Aug 23 (IPS) – the student movement in Bangladesh demanding reform of the quota system for…

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