“Italy’s senate has passed a bill that recognizes same-sex civil unions by a vote of 173-71. However, LGBT groups condemned the bill because it did not permit adoptions. Same-sex couples can have the same tax breaks, medical decision-making rights and…

There is a problem on the transgender front. Confusion. Yes, confusion. And it’s not just in the minds of the transgenders. And it’s becoming more menacing. Now days, if you maintain the viewpoint that there are men, and there are…

First Ebola then Zika; two diseases that have been known about for decades; both “official World Health Organization (WHO) Public Health Emergencies of International Concern within as many years.” World health officials were caught off guard for each of them…

The Australian Reserve bank says that Australian Dollars may come only in digital form in the future. The RBA has flagged the end of the cheque, more or less in the near future, and has been watching the rise of…

Donald Trump wants the churches to have more power and pastors to speak more boldly. He has pledged to do it if he is elected president. “They’ve taken a lot of the power away from the church. I want to…

Workers are scrambling to reach hard-hit outer islands in Fiji to fully assess the damage of tropical cyclone Winston. The storm, which is the most powerful storm on record in the southern hemisphere, killed at least 20 people, destroyed homes,…

The U.S. presidential campaign just got more bizarre than ever. Surprisingly, Pope Francis weight in on Donald Trump, the GOP front runner. Though he refused to say whether people should vote for him or not, he accused him of not…

U.S. Magistrate Sheri Pym ruled that Apple must help the FBI break into the iPhone belonging to one of the killers in the San Bernardino, Calif., massacre. Apple balked and said that privacy is more important than national security. It’s…

Pope Francis and the Prime Minister of Iraq, Haydar al-Abadi, met in private audience on February 16, 2016. The friendly meeting referenced the “good state of bilateral relations,” and the state of Christian and ethnic minorities living in the country…

Pope Francis is expected to visit St. Andrews, Scotland to sign a charter against extremism in September 2016. Leaders from different religions, diplomatic and community leaders will gather to sign a 10-point declaration calling on all faiths to unite against…

“Austrians should have the constitutional right to use cash to protect their privacy,” said Deputy Economy Minister Harald Mahrer. “We don’t want someone to be able to track digitally what we buy, eat and drink, what books we read and…

Pope Francis met with Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and all of Russia in Havana airport’s VIP lounge for about three hours Friday, February 12, 2016. After a two-hour “brotherly” discussion, they signed a wide-ranging joint statement that discussed Christianity in…