Filipino Catholics crucify themselves in gruesome Easter reenactment
As Christians around the world celebrate Easter, several devout believers in the Philippines are taking it a step further by reenacting the crucifixion for real, in a practice frowned upon by Church leaders in Asia’s largest Roman Catholic nation. A number of male Catholic devotees in San Fernando City performed a bloody reenactment of the […]
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte orders govt agencies to offer free birth control to 6 million women
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered government agencies to ensure free access to contraceptives for 6 million women who cannot obtain them, officials said Wednesday, in a move expected to be opposed by the dominant Roman Catholic church. Economic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia said the intensified drive to make contraceptives available and ensure “zero unmet […]
Egyptian Hollywood star, Omar Sharif dies of heart attack in Egypt, Cairo
Doctor Zhivago star Omar Sharif has died aged 83, his agent confirmed today.The Hollywood star is understood to have died of a heart attack at a hospital in Cairo, where he was resting after being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. In May it emerged that the Egyptian born Hollywood actor had been suffering with the illness […]
