Kerala, India – May 18, 2025 | BlogHear.com At a time when women—especially Dalit women—were pushed to the margins of public life, one woman dared to challenge both gender and caste hierarchies. Her name was PK Rosy, and she holds the distinction of being the first female lead in Malayalam-language cinema. Yet, her name and…
Swansea, UK — Palestinian novelist Yasmin Zaher has been awarded the prestigious 2025 Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize for young writers for her debut novel The Coin. Zaher received a £20,000 prize during a ceremony held in Swansea on Thursday evening. The Dylan Thomas Prize, named after the iconic Swansea-born poet and writer who passed…
Jersey, Channel Islands – May 2025 — More than 30 descendants of George Poingdestre, a 17th-century emigrant from Jersey to Virginia, have returned to their ancestral homeland in what has become the largest Poindexter family tour to date. The group, part of the Poindexter Descendants Association, includes relatives bearing surnames such as Poindexter, Poingdestre, Pendexter,…
VATICAN CITY – Less than a day after his election, Pope Leo XIV is settling into his new role as leader of the Catholic Church, sparking early speculation about how he may shape the direction of his papacy. Formerly known as Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, the 69-year-old Chicago-born prelate greeted crowds from the balcony of…
Vatican City, May 7, 2025 – In his first Sunday address as pontiff, Pope Leo XIV called on world powers to end the global cycle of violence, urging “no more war” as he appealed for lasting peace in Ukraine, Gaza, and a hopeful ceasefire between India and Pakistan. During his message to a crowd in…
Rome, April 27, 2025 —Pope Francis, the beloved leader of the Catholic Church who passed away on April 21 at the age of 88, has been laid to rest in a private ceremony at the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome. Images released this week show his simple tomb — a plain stone slab…
Rome, Italy – Throughout his papacy, Pope Francis fostered a deep and personal devotion to the Virgin Mary. Every time he returned to Rome after traveling abroad, he made a private pilgrimage to the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore — the first Roman church ever dedicated to Mary, dating back to the 4th century. Now,…
