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CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- The Confederate flag is gone from South Carolina's Statehouse. The bullet holes have been patched in Emanuel AME's fellowship hall. And now Dylann Roof will almost certainly spend the rest of his days in prison for killing nine black worshippers at the Charleston church....
BEIRUT (AP) -- Thousands more are expected to leave eastern Aleppo in the coming hours under a cease-fire deal that effectively surrendered the last rebel-held part of the city to Syrian government control. There are conflicting numbers on how many have been evacuated from Aleppo so far as part of a Turkey- and Russia-brokered cease-fire deal to transfer all still in the rebel enclave to rebel-held areas in the countryside....
BEIRUT (AP) -- The Latest on the conflict in Syria where thousands more civilians and rebels are expected to leave the eastern part of the city of Aleppo under a key cease-fire deal (all times local):...
Chicago, Ill., Dec 15, 2016 / 07:08 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Two Emmy Awards have gone to a documentary that shows St. John Paul II’s central role in the end of communism.Liberating a Continent: John Paul II and the Fall of Communism resulted an Emmy for outstanding achievement for documentary programs in the historical category. The award went to the documentary executive producer and Knights of Columbus CEO Carl Anderson, along with producers Justyna Czyszek, Szymon Czyszek, David Naglieri, and Michele Nuzzo-Naglieri. “We are honored to receive these awards and grateful for the recognition it gives to this important film, which tells the story of how Eastern Europe regained its freedom without violence and by calling forth the best in the human spirit,” Anderson said. “The documentary shows how John Paul was the essential leader in making this happen and in such a hopeful, inspiring way.”Anderson worked with St. John Paul II when he served in ...
Chicago, Ill., Dec 15, 2016 / 07:08 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Two Emmy Awards have gone to a documentary that shows St. John Paul II’s central role in the end of communism.
Liberating a Continent: John Paul II and the Fall of Communism resulted an Emmy for outstanding achievement for documentary programs in the historical category. The award went to the documentary executive producer and Knights of Columbus CEO Carl Anderson, along with producers Justyna Czyszek, Szymon Czyszek, David Naglieri, and Michele Nuzzo-Naglieri.
“We are honored to receive these awards and grateful for the recognition it gives to this important film, which tells the story of how Eastern Europe regained its freedom without violence and by calling forth the best in the human spirit,” Anderson said. “The documentary shows how John Paul was the essential leader in making this happen and in such a hopeful, inspiring way.”
Anderson worked with St. John Paul II when he served in the Reagan White House. He is now Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus, a Catholic fraternal organization with 1.9 million members worldwide.
The film focuses on the sainted Pope’s role in ending communist control of Central and Eastern Europe and his spiritual influence on Poland’s Solidarity labor movement, which played a pivotal role leading up to the collapse of Communism that started in 1989.
Another Emmy went to the film's director of photography, George Hosek.
The Emmy Awards, announced Dec. 3, came from the Chicago/Midwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, one of the academy’s largest chapters.
The 90-minute film, narrated by actor Jim Caviezel, uses rare archival footage and interviews with several heads of state. Other interviewees include papal biographer George Weigel; Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz, emeritus Archbishop of Krakow, who served as St. John Paul II’s longtime assistant; and Richard Allen, former national security adviser to Ronald Reagan.
The documentary has been airing on public television across the U.S. in partnership with WTTW Chicago and the National Educational Telecommunications Association.
NAGATO, Japan (AP) -- The leaders of Russia and Japan move to Tokyo on Friday to wrap up a two-day summit on an economic cooperation agreement and a protracted territorial dispute that has prevented their countries from signing a peace treaty to end World War II....
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Catholic Schools in Ethiopia are asked to integrate the issue of reproductive health to their system. The Ethiopian Catholic Church Social and Development Commission (ECC SDCO) Education team in collaboration with Women and Family Affairs team organized a 3 day workshop for School Directors and teachers in Addis Ababa from December 12 - 14, 2016 on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and other harmful practices.FGM is one of the main challenges of girls and women in some parts of Ethiopia mainly in rural areas. It is stated during the workshop that girls and women are in risk of FGM because of various social pressures. Mainly fear of stigmatization and being unfit for marriage are the causes that lead parents and even women themselves to the practice of FGM despite them being aware of its danger.On February 2013 the Catholic Bishops’ of Ethiopia declared a stand against the act of FGM strictly forbidding all members of the Church from practicing it affirming that it has no relig...
Catholic Schools in Ethiopia are asked to integrate the issue of reproductive health to their system. The Ethiopian Catholic Church Social and Development Commission (ECC SDCO) Education team in collaboration with Women and Family Affairs team organized a 3 day workshop for School Directors and teachers in Addis Ababa from December 12 - 14, 2016 on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and other harmful practices.
FGM is one of the main challenges of girls and women in some parts of Ethiopia mainly in rural areas. It is stated during the workshop that girls and women are in risk of FGM because of various social pressures. Mainly fear of stigmatization and being unfit for marriage are the causes that lead parents and even women themselves to the practice of FGM despite them being aware of its danger.
On February 2013 the Catholic Bishops’ of Ethiopia declared a stand against the act of FGM strictly forbidding all members of the Church from practicing it affirming that it has no religious base. The Ethiopian Catholic Church has been working to create awareness about the physical and psychological harm FGM causes to girls and women based on this document. On the workshop Catholic Schools are asked to consider integrating the issue of fighting FGM into their systems as schools are closer to the society through students and parents. Participants of the workshop are mainly from selected Dioceses namely Apostolic Vicariate of Hossana, Apostolic Vicariate of Soddo and Eparchy of Emdibir where prevalence of FGM is higher.
According to Mr. Solomon Abebe, ECC SDCO Education Team Leader, lack of awareness and society’s misguided attitude towards FGM is the main challenge in the fight against such harmful practices. He said people who are even aware of the dangers are practicing because of social pressure and it is important to address the issue in every sector especially education.
“Teachers and education workers have direct contact with student everyday and they meet parents a minimum of 3 times a year. They know the challenges in the everyday life of student thus if they are committed they can influence change in attitude towards traditional stereotypes, that is why we brought them here today to update them on the realities of FGM nationwide and discuss on how they can collaborate in its eradication,” he said.
At the end of the workshop the participants are asked to be well familiar with the declaration issue by the Bishops’ and committee themselves to contribute to the ongoing effort to eradicate FGM in Ethiopia. The workshop is organized with the support of Norwegian Church Aid, a partner organization that has been collaborating with the Ethiopian Catholic Church in Her efforts to fight FGM and other harmful practices against girls and women. FGM is an illegal act in Ethiopia that is punishable by law.
(By Makeda Yohannes, Social Communications and PR Department of the Ethiopian Catholic Secretariat)
