On the sun, the solar maximum of Solar Cycle 24 in the 11-year sunspot cycle is forecast to occur. Solar Cycle 24 is regarded to have commenced January 2008, and on average will reach its peak of maximal sunspot activity around 2012. The period between...

Crowds flock to Giza as news spreads of an apparition of the Virgin Mary, reports Sherine Nasr "If I could only see Her tonight, it will be the happiest day of my life," said 25-year-old sales representative Fadi Amir. He had been standing all night,...

Benedict XVI receives Cardinal Delly 27/11/2009 (0:57) Benedict XVI has received Cardinal Emmanuel III Delly, Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans this morning, precisely when attacks against the Christian world in Iraq have restarted. The Iraqi...

15/12/2009 (1:07) It is the duty of every person to protect the natural environment in order to build a peaceful world. The Holy Father reiterates this in his Message for the World Day of Peace, on January 1, 2010. The message was presented this...

WHEN EVIL ATTACKS PERSONALLY, A SHIELD IS BUILT THROUGH THE SACRAMENTS AND LOVE In the last installment, we covered some of the spiritual dangers posed to our society by the evil in our age, as spelled out in an intriguing new book by a priest, Father...