Poland’s New Sunday Law
Polish President Andrzej Duda signed into law a bill that largely limits trade on Sundays, saying it will benefit employees’ family life. The legislation, worked out by the conservative government and the Solidarity trade...
Amazon opens store with no cashiers, lines or registers
Imagine a store with no cashiers, no lines, and no registers. This is what Amazon is testing in its Amazon Go store on the ground floor of its Seattle headquarters. The online retailer opened...
Cardinal says Christians must Convert to Ecumenism
To be effective evangelizers, the Catholic Church and other Christian churches must constantly undergo their own conversion to a stronger commitment to Christian unity, said Cardinal Kurt Koch, the Vatican’s chief ecumenist. “So that...
Pope: Cleaning the Vatican is like Cleaning the Sphinx with a Toothbrush
For the fourth year running, Francis used his annual Christmas greetings to the Roman Catholic Church’s central bureaucracy, or Curia, to lecture the assembled cardinals, bishops and other department heads on the need for...
Paula White talks about Political Faith Initiatives:
Paula White, a key faith advisor to President Donald Trump, says Christians have a lot to look forward to in 2018 as it relates to the White House and its faith agenda. Appearing on...
Senate Stops Debate on Renewal of Surveillance Bill
Privacy advocates and constitutionalists in the US Senate failed to stop the renewal of the warrantless surveillance of American citizens by intelligence agencies. A loophole had provided them with the means by which to...
Hawaii’s False Missile Attack Warning Sparks Widespread Panic
At 8:07 Saturday morning, January 13, an employee at the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency pushed a button, which sent a message to all cellphones in the state. It read: “BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND TO...
Singapore’s Parliament Bans Foreign Preachers labeled “Extremist”
Singapore is clear in its position as to why it bars certain foreign religious preachers from entry, said Home Affairs and Law Minister K. Shanmugam in parliament on January 8. They will be banned...
Pope Issues Blueprint for Geopolitical Stability
Pope Francis today issued a blueprint for geopolitical stability, calling for a de-escalation of tensions in Korea, for nuclear disarmament and for world leaders to recognize that migrating to another country is a ‘fundamental...
Russian Ambassador, Roman Catholic and Russian Orthodox Churches should Cooperate to Save Christian Civilization
Russia’s ambassador to the Vatican has praised the current relations between the Roman Catholic and Russian Orthodox Churches, adding that more cooperation is needed to preserve the foundations of Christian civilization. “The situation that...
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