The scope of catastrophic flash flooding along the border between Nepal and China continued to grow on Sunday, as rescue workers continued their race against the clock and authorities in Nepal urged residents in affected districts to remain on alert after water levels rose in the Bhotekoshi River. The death toll rose to at least…
Meta has agreed to pay approximately $18 billion to settle claims the company misled the public about the potential mental health impacts of its social media platforms on children and teens. A $17.1 billion settlement ends a landmark federal trial in California and includes agreements covering 47 states, the District of Columbia and several US…
A Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court judge acquitted a man accused of attacking a Catholic nun based on his insanity defense, but ordered him committed to psychiatric hospitalisation for up to six years. The violent assault in April on a nun walking in her habit in Jerusalem’s Old City sent shock waves across Israel and its many…
The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) recently issued a new policy called Military Personnel Instructions on Spiritual Reflections in Military Settings in which they outlaw God. At what point did Canada turn into Albania? Not the new Albania, but the old Communist one with its crazed leader for life, Enver Hoxha. What the new military missive…
For a priest, taking time to rest is not a “luxury,” the secretary of the Vatican Dicastery for Evangelisation said, urging priests to embrace healthy periods away from work to sustain their physical and mental health. In his address during the launch of a six-week formation programme that seeks to explore priestly life in Nigeria,…