South African pastor sprays insecticide on congregants 'to heal them'

Images of a South African Pastor spraying insecticide into the faces of his congregants are circulating on social media. Lethebo Rabalago, of the Mount Zion General Assembly (MZGA), in Limpopo, has openly posted photographs on his Facebook page of him spraying congregants with Doom Super Multi Insect Killer to cure various ailments.

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Dutch kill 190,000 ducks to contain bird flu outbreak

Dutch officials have culled 190,000 ducks on a central Netherlands farm where inspectors have confirmed the presence of a highly infectuous strain of bird flu, officials and local media said Sunday.

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Plane carrying 81 crashes in Columbian, 6 survive

Rescuers have started the grim task of removing bodies from the site of an air crash in Colombia as it emerged the pilot circled in a desperate attempt to burn off fuel before attempting to land.

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European Catholic Bishops call for recognition of Sunday rest

The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community (COMECE) have renewed their support of the European Pillar of Social Rights, an EU document on labor, education, and other social issues. In recent comments on the draft document, COMECE called for a recognition of Sunday rest.

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America Marked Thanksgiving with At Least Two Mass Shootings

Over the past seven days, America witnessed five mass shootings that left four dead and 19 wounded. The attacks bring the US mass shooting body count so far in 2016 to 366 dead and 1,383 injured.

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Chicago: 36 Shot, 4 dead on Thanksgiving weekend

At least 36 people have been shot, four fatally, in attacks across the city over Thanksgiving weekend, according to Chicago Police.

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Christmas Hipster Nativity Scene flies off shelf

A peculiar nativity scene equipped with selfies, Segways and more is flying off the shelves. The set is a modern take on the traditional Christmas scene.

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Pope Francis laments the death of fellow Jesuit Fidel Castro

Pope Francis said the death of Cuba's revolutionary leader Fidel Castro was "sad news" and that he was grieving and praying for his repose.

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Catholic Church and Secular State unites to declare Christ King of Poland

In a ceremony at the Church of Divine Mercy in Krakow, Poland on Saturday, the Catholic Bishops of Poland in the presence of President Andrzei Duda and many Catholic pilgrims, officially recognized Jesus Christ as the King of Poland and called upon Him to rule over their nation, its people and their political leaders.

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Catholics and Protestants Pledge Healing for 500th anniversary of the Reformation

Germany’s main Protestant and Roman Catholic churches have published a “Common Word” for the 500th anniversary of the Reformation in 2017 in which they call for a “healing of memories” of past divisions and for the event to be commemorated in ecumenical fellowship.

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Catholics, Evangelicals organize to promote Sunday

People of faith in today's society are increasingly faced with the challenge of balancing work, youth sports and community events scheduled for during times that were once universally set aside for family and worship.An ecumenical conference being held this month in Boston seeks to grapple with that problem.

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Trump Appoints 33 Catholic Advisors

Catholic influence is increasing on Donald Trump's presidential campaign as he announced the appointment of 33 respected conservative Catholic leaders to form a Catholic advisory council.

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Baptist Churches allowing openly gay leaders

The Baptist General Convention of Texas has sent a warning letter to a congregation in Dallas that recently voted to allow open homosexuals as members and leaders. According to reports, Wilshire Baptist Church passed a motion 61 percent to allow those in unrepentant homosexual behavior to serve in the house of worship.

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Pope Francis: Doctrine is not important, let's unite

Pope Francis urged Lutherans to set aside doctrinal differences Thursday and work with Catholics to care for the poor, the sick and refugees as he laid out his vision for greater communion before his visit to Sweden later this month.

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Christians Bigger Threat Than Islamists?

A professor from Northwestern University believes Christians pose a greater threat to the United States than Islamists. Though Professor Catherine M. Wallace calls herself a Christian – one of the social justice variety – she claimed in a lecture called “Confronting Fundamentalism” at the Seminary Co-op Bookstore on the campus of the University of Chicago that Christian fundamentalists pose a greater threat to our nation because they can somehow gain access to the nuclear codes.

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