The Roman Pope Francis has publicly admitted that priests have used nuns as “sexual slaves”, and may still be doing so, marking a new chapter in the sexual abuse crisis rocking the Roman church. The Vatican’s women’s magazine, said “It is the first time that the pope, but also the church as an institution, has publicly admitted this abuse is … Read More

In Texas, 286 priests of the Roman Church were accused of sexually abusing children, a number that represents one of the largest collections of names to be released. The move by Texas church leaders follows a shocking Pennsylvania report in August detailing seven decades of child sexual abuse by more than 300 predator priests. Furthermore, the Illinois attorney general reported … Read More

While saying a baby has become something we can throw away in America, Iowa officials passed the “heartbeat” legislation. The “heartbeat” legislation bans abortions once a fetal heartbeat has been detected, at about six weeks of pregnancy. Exceptions are made in cases of rape, incest or medical emergency. Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law what is one of the country’s … Read More

Australia’s military has been deployed to tackle devastating “once-in-a-century” floods that have inundated homes, schools and airports in the country’s northeast, forcing hundreds to flee and bringing crocodiles into the streets. Australia’s tropical north typically experiences heavy rains during the monsoon season, but the recent downpour has seen some areas get a year’s worth of rainfall in a week. The … Read More

Over the Super Bowl weekend, nearly a dozen earthquakes struck within a relatively small region just off the coast of Northern California, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The 11 quakes ranged in magnitude between 2.9 and 4.5 on the Richter scale. The first of the quakes occurred beneath the ocean, around 11 miles west of Petrolia, a … Read More

A series of six earthquakes are reported to have hit near Sumatra island in Indonesia that were near 6.0 magnitude with them ranging from above 5.0 to just over 6.0 magnitude. There were no immediate reports of damage and no potential for a tsunami, according to Indonesia’s National Disaster Mitigation Agency. The quakes struck near South Pagai, one of the Mentawai Islands, whch … Read More

Ninety million people – a third of the US – have seen temperatures of -17C (0F) or below. Some 250 million Americans overall have experienced the “polar vortex” conditions. The polar vortex mass of freezing air which usually hovers around the Arctic has created some amazing conditions in the U.S. Hospitals have been treating patients reporting frostbite as parts of … Read More

Mexico has been struck by a 6.6 magnitude earthquake, causing many buildings in the country’s capital to shake, according to seismological services. The earthquake hit near the coast of Chiapas, close to the border with Guatemala. The quake was also felt in Mexico city where high-rise buildings shook. The epicenter of the quake hit at a depth of 42 miles (68 km) … Read More