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BERLIN (AP) -- German investigators found several hundred grams of "highly volatile" explosives in an apartment they raided Saturday in the eastern city of Chemnitz as they sought a Syrian man suspected of planning a bombing attack. The suspect remained on the run but three contacts were detained and being questioned, police said....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- World finance leaders pledged Saturday to use more resources to try to bolster economic gains as they confront stubbornly slow growth and a rising backlash against globalization....
SANAA, Yemen (AP) -- An airstrike by a Saudi-led coalition on Saturday targeted a funeral hall packed with mourners in Yemen's capital, Sanaa, killing at least 82 people and turning the site into a "lake of blood," according to a senior Health Ministry official....
KUWAIT CITY (AP) -- An Egyptian driving a garbage truck loaded with explosives and Islamic State papers rammed into a truck carrying five U.S. soldiers in Kuwait on Saturday, injuring only himself in the attack, authorities said....
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- A fast-weakening Hurricane Matthew continued its march along the Atlantic coast Saturday, lashing two of the South's most historic cities and some of its most popular resort islands, flattening trees, swamping streets and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Latest on the presidential campaign a day before the second presidential debate between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump (all times EDT):...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Mike Pence has long described himself as a "Christian, a conservative and a Republican in that order."...
NEW YORK (AP) -- A defiant Donald Trump insisted Saturday he would "never" abandon his White House bid, rejecting a growing backlash from Republican leaders across the nation who disavowed the GOP's presidential nominee after he was caught on tape bragging about predatory advances on women....
Vatican Weekend for October 8, 2016 begins with a look at how Pope Francis spent the feast day of his namesake, St. Francis – with surprise visits to earthquake-struck towns in central Italy. And, Anglicans and Catholics sharing the Good Word – together! We find out how the two Churches are collaborating as they hold joint meetings and prayers in Rome – including with Pope Francis!Listen to the programme produced and presented by Tracey McClure:
Vatican Weekend for October 8, 2016 begins with a look at how Pope Francis spent the feast day of his namesake, St. Francis – with surprise visits to earthquake-struck towns in central Italy. And, Anglicans and Catholics sharing the Good Word – together! We find out how the two Churches are collaborating as they hold joint meetings and prayers in Rome – including with Pope Francis!
Listen to the programme produced and presented by Tracey McClure:
Vatican Weekend for October 9, 2016 features our weekly reflection on the Sunday Gospel reading in the next program in Jill Bevilacqua’s series, “There’s More in the Sunday Gospel than Meets the Eye.” Then, Joan Lewis, EWTN’s Rome Bureau Chief, takes us back over the past week’s events in the Vatican for a look at the highlights.Listen to the programme produced and presented by Tracey McClure:
Vatican Weekend for October 9, 2016 features our weekly reflection on the Sunday Gospel reading in the next program in Jill Bevilacqua’s series, “There’s More in the Sunday Gospel than Meets the Eye.” Then, Joan Lewis, EWTN’s Rome Bureau Chief, takes us back over the past week’s events in the Vatican for a look at the highlights.
Listen to the programme produced and presented by Tracey McClure: