Tag: Religion
caution remains in order despite the return to calm after the violence
The Iraqi capital has regained its calm: no mortar shell fire, no bursts of automatic weapons. The previous night had been marked by violent clashes between rival militias after the…
Pope Francis gathers all his cardinals in Rome to discuss the future of the Church
The sovereign pontiff summoned all the cardinals on August 29 and 30 to the Vatican. This is the first time since 2014 that such a meeting has taken place. This…
who are the twenty new cardinals created by Pope Francis?
Pope Francis creates this Saturday twenty new cardinals during a ceremony that he will preside in the basilica of Saint Peter. Sixteen of them, aged under 80, will be electors…
Nigeria: concern over the resurgence of kidnappings of priests
In Nigeria, members of the clergy are increasingly targeted for kidnapping. The kidnapping of a Catholic priest and a seminarian on Friday August 12 in Abia State is the latest…
Pope Francis calls for not forgetting Somalia
At the end of the Angelus prayer on Sunday August 14 in Saint Peter’s Square, the Sovereign Pontiff appealed to the international community to mobilize towards the Horn of Africa.…
Voodoo cultures at the heart of the Biennale of Ouidah in Benin
The Biennale of Ouidah dedicated to Voodoo arts and cultures is an event at the crossroads of contemporary artistic creations and scientific research. Ritual ceremonies, documentary screenings, concerts and scientific…
Japanese Prime Minister dismisses ministers too close to the Moon sect
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, down sharply in the polls, has been forced to reshuffle his government since the revelation of links between the Unification Church, better known as “…
since the arrival of the Taliban, the Shiites still feel targeted
In Afghanistan, the country’s Shiite community celebrated Ashura on Monday, August 8, the most important religious celebration for them. Last week, this community was particularly targeted by attacks in Kabul…
death of Atomo Ribenga, grand master of the traditional Bwiti rite
Me Atomo Ribenga, a retired gendarme died at the age of 80. He was the greatest master of the traditional Bwiti rite, widely practiced in Gabon before colonization. Faced with…
In western Afghanistan, Shiites celebrate Ashura with fear in their stomachs
Eleven people were killed, forty others injured in two explosions that occurred on August 5 and 6 in western Afghanistan. On Friday, the bomb exploded during a funeral gathering in…