Christianity
World Food Program’s Nobel Peace Prize shines light on global hunger
The World Council of Churches has joined the rest of the plant in welcoming the award of the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize to the UN World Food Program, one of…
Month: October 2020
Europe
EU commissioner tests positive for Covid-19
EU commissioner Mariya Gabriel has tested positive for Covid-19, she said yesterday, the first top Brussels official known to have caught the coronavirus. Gabriel, the EU commissioner for research and…
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Chained and locked up, why some Nigerians turn to religion first to treat the mentally ill
"My mum thought it was something spiritual from her side of the family. So they took me for prayers with the hope that I'd be cured of whatever was wrong,"…
Europe
EU to Create ‘Digital Twins’ of Earth, Run on EuroHPC Supercomputers
In a move sure to titillate those who believe we may be living in a simulation, the European Union is set to create “digital twins” of the planet — massive…
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Dize: Never underestimate what happens when you ‘let your requests be made known to God’ | RELIGION COMMENTARY
My granddaughter, Marell, is majoring in engineering in college. This summer, she took a job as an instructor for White Water Rafting (WWR). It was a physically strenuous job. She had to paddle…
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Vatican: Supervision of financial movements strengthened – Vatican News
The President of the Financial Information Authority says the aim of Saturday's amendments to Law XVIII of 2013 is to make the management of Vatican finances more transparent within a…
Buddhism
Buddhist Times News – Taiwan Prez Sets Terms for Talks With China Amid Row on Diktat to Indian Media
By — Shyamal Sinha Taiwan celebrates its National Day on October 10, the day is also more commonly known as “double tenth day”. It commemorates the start of the 1911…
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Pope Francis: The fascination of God makes its powerful attraction felt – Vatican News
Pope Francis on Saturday receives a delegation from the Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia in Italy, on the occasion of celebrations marking the 700th anniversary of Dante Alighieri's death.
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Indian actress Sana Khan says she is turning to religion, quits career
Indian actress of Big Boss fame Sana Khan has bid goodbye to Bollywood and her acting career in order to spend her life "in the service of humanity" and following…
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Carlo Acutis: Millennial generation has a Blessed – Vatican News
A member of the Millennial generation, fifteen-year-old Carlo Acutis, will be beatified in Assisi on Saturday. A brief biography recounts how his passion for the Eucharist and internet savvy have…