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Top StoriesPope Opens Special ‘Holy Door’ for Catholic Jubilee at Rome Prison
Top StoriesPope Opens Special ‘Holy Door’ for Catholic Jubilee at Rome Prison
Pope Opens Special ‘Holy Door’ for Catholic Jubilee at Rome Prison
Date: December 26, 2024
By Joshua McElwee ROME (Reuters) – Pope Francis made a visit on Thursday to one of the largest prison complexes in Italy, opening a special “Holy Door” for the 2025 Catholic Holy Year, in what the Vatican said was the first such action by a Catholic pontiff. Speaking to hundreds of inmates, guards and staff...
Pope Opens Special ‘Holy Door’ for Catholic Jubilee at Rome Prison
Date: December 26, 2024
By Joshua McElwee ROME (Reuters) – Pope Francis made a visit on Thursday to one of the largest prison complexes in Italy, opening a special “Holy Door” for the 2025 Catholic Holy Year, in what the Vatican said was the first such action by a Catholic pontiff. Speaking to hundreds of inmates, guards and staff...
China to Ramp up Fiscal Support for Consumption Next Year
Date: December 24, 2024
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will ramp up fiscal support for consumption next year by raising pensions and medical insurance subsidies for residents as well as expanding consumer goods trade-ins, its finance ministry said on Tuesday. The country will boost the basic pension for retirees and for urban and rural residents and raise financial subsidy standards...
After Yoon’s Martial Law Order, South Korean Protester Recalls Strongman Military Rule
Date: December 13, 2024
By Sebin Choi and Eduardo Baptista SEOUL (Reuters) – When President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, for the first time in South Korea since 1980, 70-year-old Lee Chul-Woo was reminded of his youth, much of it spent protesting right-wing military strongman rule. The swift rejection and failure of Yoon’s move partly stems from that...
Kixy & British Wrestling Pin Partnership to Empower Communities
Date: November 29, 2024
As part of its mission to empower customers across the UK and beyond to meet their financial needs while fostering a sense of community and connection, financial services platform Kixy has announced an exciting new partnership with British Wrestling Association (BWA). As part of this strategic collaboration, BWA has introduced Kixy as the exclusive financial...
Soccer-Man United Keeper Onana Honoured by Fifpro for Charity Work in Cameroon
Date: November 26, 2024
By Lori Ewing MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana has won the FIFPRO Impact Award for humanitarian work, for the medical care his foundation provides to underprivileged communities in Cameroon and other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. Doctors have performed more than 1,200 surgical operations over the past three years in collaboration with...