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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Donald Trump's most prominent supporters insisted Sunday that he's put the burden of "birtherism" behind him with his concession that President Barack Obama was born in the United States. But like their candidate, they tried to blame Hillary Clinton's campaign and rejected any notion that Trump's political identity is founded on five years of peddling the false rumor that Obama was born elsewhere....
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(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Sunday thanked the Vatican security force for their tireless service and warned against crimes that are connected to exploitation and corruption.The Pope’s words came as he celebrated Holy Mass for the Gendarmerie on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the Corps of the Vatican Gendarmes.In his homily the Pope reflected on the reading of the day from the prophet Amos regarding three different types of people: the exploiter, the crook and the faithful man.“Crooks love the scam and hate honesty. Crooks love bribes, agreements done in the dark. This is worse than anything, because he believes he's being honest” he said.And he pointed out that crooks “trample on the poor” with no concern or thought for the consequences of their actions.The Pope also spoke of the many people in the world today who have “large, large industries of slave labor” and said that “in the world today slave labor is a style ...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Sunday thanked the Vatican security force for their tireless service and warned against crimes that are connected to exploitation and corruption.
The Pope’s words came as he celebrated Holy Mass for the Gendarmerie on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the Corps of the Vatican Gendarmes.
In his homily the Pope reflected on the reading of the day from the prophet Amos regarding three different types of people: the exploiter, the crook and the faithful man.
“Crooks love the scam and hate honesty. Crooks love bribes, agreements done in the dark. This is worse than anything, because he believes he's being honest” he said.
And he pointed out that crooks “trample on the poor” with no concern or thought for the consequences of their actions.
The Pope also spoke of the many people in the world today who have “large, large industries of slave labor” and said that “in the world today slave labor is a style of management.”
Pope Francis also reflected on the figure of the faithful man saying he is the one who follows Jesus and is “a man of prayer, in the double sense that he prays for others and trusts in the prayer of others for him.”
He told those present that their responsibility is to serve by fighting against “scams, against crooks, against exploiters”.
And observing that the responsibility of the gendarmes is to defend honesty,” he said: “I thank you for these two centuries of service, and I wish for all of you that the society of Vatican City, that the Holy See, from the lowest to the highest, recognize your service.”
The Vatican Gendarmerie is the Corps that offers constant watch over Vatican City and the extraterritorial areas belonging to the Holy See. The Corps ensures the security of these places, maintains public order, and works to prevent and stop crime, in addition to carrying out duties as judicial and border police. Pope Pius VII established the force in 1816 after the Congress of Vienna led to the restoration of the Papal States.
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis and Papal Representatives from across the globe have issued a pressing appeal to world leaders to work harder for peace.The appeal addressed to the International Community and to government leaders came in a statement following a meeting between Pope Francis and his diplomatic representatives on the heels of a three day gathering in the Vatican convened for the Holy Year of Mercy.The Pope, his Apostolic Nuncios and the Vatican’s Permanent Observers to International Bodies urge world powers to “work harder and more effectively to stop the violence and find peaceful solutions to conflicts in various parts of the world”.The signatories of the appeal also expressed solidarity for all innocent victims and for those who suffer discrimination and persecution because of their religious faith, and they pray God the Father for mercy.
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis and Papal Representatives from across the globe have issued a pressing appeal to world leaders to work harder for peace.
The appeal addressed to the International Community and to government leaders came in a statement following a meeting between Pope Francis and his diplomatic representatives on the heels of a three day gathering in the Vatican convened for the Holy Year of Mercy.
The Pope, his Apostolic Nuncios and the Vatican’s Permanent Observers to International Bodies urge world powers to “work harder and more effectively to stop the violence and find peaceful solutions to conflicts in various parts of the world”.
The signatories of the appeal also expressed solidarity for all innocent victims and for those who suffer discrimination and persecution because of their religious faith, and they pray God the Father for mercy.
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Hillary Clinton's campaign is aggressively outworking Donald Trump in battleground Pennsylvania, a state the billionaire businessman can scarcely afford to lose and still hope to become president....
NEW YORK (AP) -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Sunday that an explosion that rocked a crowded Manhattan neighborhood, injuring 29 people, doesn't appear to be linked to international terrorism, and he vowed that authorities would find and prosecute whoever was responsible....
