Big tornadoes are coming in bigger and bigger swarms. The number of twisters in extreme, multi-tornado outbreaks are increasing. And scientists aren’t sure why. The quantity of killer tornadoes in big outbreaks have doubled since the mid-1960s, according to a…

Pope Francis confirmed that he will visit Ireland in August of 2018. Roman Catholic Irish head of government Taoisigh Enda Kenny was on hand at the Vatican to receive the confirmation. The pope had already announced that he or his…

Just before the one-year anniversary of the signing of the Paris agreement to combat climate change, Pope France gave a speech on one of the core principles of his Papacy to the members of the Pontifical Academy of Science (PAS),…

As fires raged in Gatlinburg, dozens of tornados ripped through parts of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee, on Wednesday November 30, some of them deadly. At least five people were killed and more than a dozen more were injured as…

As the day began Tuesday November 29, 2016 the extent of the damage from the wildfires in Gatlinburg, Tennessee came into focus. Buildings were reduced to charred ruins and some tourist destinations reported heavy damaged or complete destruction. Gatlinburg is…

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) to be the U.S. attorney general in his administration. He will be the nation’s chief law enforcement officer, responsible for upholding the nation’s laws. Secular people and liberals are concerned…

The Catholic bishop’s conference of the European Union (COMECE) has again called for Sunday rest laws as part of their support for the European Pillar of Social Rights. The COMECE Social Affairs Commission and the Secretariat have supported the proposed…

On November 15, 2016, the European Sunday Alliance held its third European conference. The theme of the meeting was “Work-Life-Balance 4.0 – Challenges in a time of digitalization.” Over 100 participants discussed how digitalization impacts all aspects of our lives…

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump released a campaign video to show his support for Roman Catholicism in America. “Catholics are an important part of the America story,” he said. “America has been strengthened by hard-working Catholics. From New York to California…

By Betsy Mayer The US election of 2016 will go down in history as the campaign of fear mongering—against immigrants, the Washington establishment, and global trade, entities often blamed for Americans’ collective woes. Trump won his presidency by appealing to…

by Jozef D. Astley Scottish painter, esotericist and author Benjamin Creme has died on 24 October 2016 at his home in London, surrounded by family, at the age of 93. His death is announced on the website of Share International,…

Pope Francis again said, “Proselytism among Christians, therefore, in itself, is a grave sin.” The pope was being interviewed by Stefania Falasca from Avvenire, the official newspaper of the Italian Bishops’ conference. She asked him questions about the opposition to…