Shrine of Our Lady of MadhuIn a country torn by the same kind of ethno-religious ideologies that are tearing the world apart, Pope Francis asked Sri Lankans to look to Mary to learn how to forgive the violence that has plagued this small island nation.
While the world watched in horror as the terrorist attacks in Paris unfolded, even deadlier attacks were taking place in Baga, Nigeria where an estimated 2,000 people – mostly women, children, and the elderly – were slaughtered by the violent Muslim terrorist group known as Boko Haram.
The nation’s leading organization dedicated to opposing pornography is citing serious concerns about the “R” rating which was given to the movie, Fifty Shades of Grey, by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) because it undermines the violent themes in the film and does not adequately inform parents and patrons of the film’s content.
Pope Francis arrived in Sri Lanka today to a thunderous welcome from the faithful and dignitaries and told the crowds that he came to “meet, encourage and pray with the Catholic people of this island.”
The remaining staff of the satirical French newspaper that lost nine employees last week in the worst terrorist attack on France in years say they are not only planning to publish a paper this week, but it will contain cartoon images of the Prophet Mohammed because that’s just what they do.
Representatives of pharmaceutical giant, Merck, will face a hearing today in India’s Supreme Court over the company’s alleged practice of using young girls from poor tribal communities to test its controversial anti-cervical cancer drug, Gardasil, as well as a new version due out this year.
During his annual foreign policy address to Vatican-based ambassadors, Pope Francis called for a united response from the international community against the kind of terrorism that inspired the killings of 17 people in Paris last week, saying the attackers were enslaved by “deviant forms of religion”.
