Hazel Torres

Pope Francis slams \'rigid, this or nothing\' evangelists, calling them \'heretical\' and \'not Catholic\'
Pope Francis slams 'rigid, this or nothing' evangelists, calling them 'heretical' and 'not Catholic'

Pope Francis has lashed out at "rigid" Catholic idealists who follow a "this or nothing" style of evangelism, calling them "heretical" and "not Catholic."

ISIS news: Over 8,000 people worldwide identified in \'kill list\' released by hackers\' group with terrorist links
ISIS news: Over 8,000 people worldwide identified in 'kill list' released by hackers' group with terrorist links

A group of hackers who claims to be working for the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist organisation has released its latest "kill" list comprising of 8,318 people worldwide together with their names, residential addresses and even email addresses.

Pope Francis explains importance of wine in Catholic rituals, citing Jesus\' first miracle of turning water to wine in Cana wedding
Pope Francis explains importance of wine in Catholic rituals, citing Jesus' first miracle of turning water to wine in Cana wedding

A wedding without wine is shameful! Thus said Pope Francis as he explained how wine is central to marking the joy of a new marriage in the Roman Catholic Church.

Hillary Clinton finds herself in conflict with her Church on abortion and gay rights
Hillary Clinton finds herself in conflict with her Church on abortion and gay rights

Although looking jubilant after clinching the Democratic Party's presidential nomination on Tuesday, Hillary Clinton may have something to worry about in her quest for the White House concerning her religious affiliation.

Donald Trump turns repentant, says he will ask God for forgiveness as he explains how he views Jesus Christ
Donald Trump turns repentant, says he will ask God for forgiveness as he explains how he views Jesus Christ

"I will be asking for forgiveness [from God]." Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump made this remark in a recent interview with noted columnist and author Cal Thomas, thus effectively retracting an earlier statement he made that he had never felt the need for repentance and to ask for God's forgiveness.

Christian convert who helped pastor Saeed Abedini in Iran \'one step from death\' in Tehran prison
Christian convert who helped pastor Saeed Abedini in Iran 'one step from death' in Tehran prison

Nasim Naghash Zargaran, a Christian woman who assisted Pastor Saeed Abedini while he was imprisoned in Iran, is just "one step from death" and in desperate need of prayers as she languished in a prison in Tehran.

\'This is the Lord\'s doing\': Pastor survives gunshot to the head as bullet inexplicably veers off
'This is the Lord's doing': Pastor survives gunshot to the head as bullet inexplicably veers off

A pastor in Houston, Texas thought she was gone for good when a man started shooting outside a beauty salon in Minneapolis where she was having her hair done last week.

U.N. experts slam extremely \'irresponsible\' comments by Philippine president-elect Duterte justifying the killing of journalists
U.N. experts slam extremely 'irresponsible' comments by Philippine president-elect Duterte justifying the killing of journalists

Two United Nations human rights experts strongly condemned recent statements made by Philippine president-elect Rodrigo Duterte suggesting that journalists are not exempt for assassination, urging the incoming leader to immediately stop instigating deadly violence.

President Obama says he fully supports Muslims in U.S. against those who \'seek to divide\' the country, alluding to Trump
President Obama says he fully supports Muslims in U.S. against those who 'seek to divide' the country, alluding to Trump

U.S. President Obama underscored that he stands firmly alongside Muslims in America against those who "seek to divide" the country — an apparent reference to presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.

Philippine Catholic Church breaks silence on Duterte attacks; president-elect urges public to shoot drug dealers
Philippine Catholic Church breaks silence on Duterte attacks; president-elect urges public to shoot drug dealers

"Mine is the silence of Jesus before the arrogance of Pilate." This was the explanation given by the head of the Catholic bishops' organisation in the Philippines on why he and the Church resorted to keeping quiet for days after a series of profanity-laden verbal attacks against him and the entire Catholic Church by President-elect Rodrigo Duterte.

Florida university professor triggers uproar after citing benefits of Sharia law he himself described as \'barbaric\'
Florida university professor triggers uproar after citing benefits of Sharia law he himself described as 'barbaric'

Sharia law in the United States? The idea sounds preposterous if not incredible in the country considered as the world's bastion of democracy.

Frustration grows as more Muslim refugees from Syria pour into U.S. while Christian asylum seekers come in trickles
Frustration grows as more Muslim refugees from Syria pour into U.S. while Christian asylum seekers come in trickles

Why is the United States taking in mostly Muslim Syrian refugees whose numbers eclipse that of the very few Christians who managed to join the stream of people fleeing their war-torn country?

European women welcome Muslim migrants into their homes — only to get raped in return for their hospitality
European women welcome Muslim migrants into their homes — only to get raped in return for their hospitality

More women, including young girls, are being raped in Sweden and Germany by Muslim migrants, but news of the attacks does not get published for weeks, even months, according to the Christian website WND.

Satirical website dismays Christian readers for mocking TBN founder Jan Crouch on day she passed away
Satirical website dismays Christian readers for mocking TBN founder Jan Crouch on day she passed away

A satirical website drew rebuke from Christian readers after it came out with an article mocking Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) co-founder Jan Crouch on Tuesday, the day the famous evangelist passed away at the age of 78.

Series of new Marian apparitions approved in Argentina: Glowing rosaries, miraculous healings, woman\'s stigmata seen as proof
Series of new Marian apparitions approved in Argentina: Glowing rosaries, miraculous healings, woman's stigmata seen as proof

A series of apparitions by the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ, has been approved by a bishop in Argentina as worthy of belief, owing to its "supernational origin," the Catholic News Agency (CNA) reports.