Religion

NICOSIA, Cyprus—The leader of Cyprus’ Greek Orthodox Church is warning senior clerics opposed to Pope Benedict’s visit here next month to either join in welcoming the pontiff or to keep quiet behind closed doors. It […] […]

TALY’S first woman priest was ordained today at a church in central Rome, a stone’s throw from the Vatican, a fierce opponent of women entering the priesthood. Maria Vittoria Longhitano, who is 35 and married, […] […]

POP superstar Madonna said yesterday she was “shocked” at the 14-year jail sentencing of a Malawian gay couple for sodomy, after they held the African country’s first same-sex wedding. Madonna, who has adopted two children […] […]

VATICAN CITY—Pope Benedict XVI called Saturday for ethics and solidarity in the world’s financial system, rebuking governments he said failed to act properly in the face of speculation that hurts poorer nations. Benedict did not […] […]

The wedding celebrations had just subsided when Muhammad Yousaf, his wife and daughter, all from Nelson in Lancashire, went to the dusty cemetery to remember the friends and family who had died since their last […] […]

ISLAMABAD — A Facebook page that was considered offensive to Islam and led to a Pakistani ban on the site has been removed, possibly by its creator. Facebook said Friday it has not taken any […] […]

A YOUNG Iranian actress named Kiana Firouz will attend the London premiere tonight of a film in which she plays a lesbian seeking asylum in Britain because the Iranian authorities are pursuing her. The Home […] […]

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s government ordered Internet service providers to block Facebook yesterday amid anger over a page that encourages users to post images of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad. The page on the social networking […] […]

LAHORE, PAKISTAN—Pakistan’s government ordered Internet service providers to block Facebook on Wednesday amid anger over a page that encourages users to post images of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad. The page on the social networking site has […] […]

By Sandrea It seems to me that the moral fibre that should hold up our society has taken a turn for the worse. In a world gone completely bonkers where there are too many children […] […]