160-year-old St. Vincent’s Hospital, last Catholic-affiliated hospital in NYC, closes for good

NYC’s St. Vincent’s Hospital closes for good

Dalai Lama expresses gratitude to Himachal’s people

DHARAMSALA - Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama Friday expressed his gratitude to the people and government of Himachal Pradesh for providing asylum to him and thousands of his countrymen in this hill station for the past 50 years.

Kenyan church leaders vow to campaign against draft constitution over abortion issue

Kenyan churches oppose constitution over abortion

French law to target men who impose wearing of burqa

PARIS - The harshest penalties in the French draft bill to ban the Islamic all-body veil, or burqa, is to be imposed on men who force women to wear the garment, the daily Le Figaro reported Friday.

Pope taking part in Vatican meeting over Legionaries of Christ

Pope at Vatican meeting on Legionaries of Christ

Swarnim Gujarat Promises Grand Celebrations

Iraqi PM criticizes opponent’s calls for international involvement in post-election impasse

Iraq PM slams calls for foreign role in election

Belgian parliament moves against burqa (Second Lead)

BRUSSELS - The lower house of the Belgian parliament approved a draft law Thursday banning the wearing of burqa in public and other types of Islamic veils, the Belga news agency reported.

Burqa set to be banned in Belgium

London, April 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Belgium is all set to become the first European country to ban the burqa in public after the country’s lower chamber of parliament approved a bill.