Pope Francis today held a historic meeting with the top Shia Islam cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani on day two of his landmark visit to Iraq. The 84-year-old, who defied security fears and the pandemic to become the first pontiff to travel to the Gulf, met with the Grand Ayatollah in Najaf as his four-day trip … Read more
Extremist cleric linked to the deadly Bali bombings is freed from prison sparking fresh outrage from survivors and loved ones Radical cleric Abu Bakar Bashir accused of being behind Bali terrorist attack 2002 nightclub bombings killed more than 200 people, including 88 Australians The now 82-year-old was released from prison on Friday causing grief to … Read more
Most marriages are awash with ups, downs, twists, turns, love and misunderstandings — all glued together with lashings of patience, compromise and forgiveness. For clerical wives (and husbands), achieving marital harmony sounds even more challenging — what with God being here, there and everywhere, all those pesky parishioners to look after, cakes to bake and … Read more