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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- A bomb attack targeting an outdoor wedding party in southeastern Turkey on Saturday killed at least 22 people and wounded 94 others, authorities said....
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- Ask Brazilians what gold medal matters the most to them at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics and the answer is unequivocal: soccer....
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STUART, Fla. (AP) -- A college student caught biting a victim's face after stabbing the man and his wife in a random attack dared deputies to test him for drugs, a Florida sheriff's office spokeswoman said Saturday....
NEW YORK (AP) -- Donald Trump met with his newly-minted Hispanic advisory board in New York Saturday, sitting down with elected officials, business leaders and faith leaders, along with his new campaign team....
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has named Cardinal Vinko Pulic, the Archbishop of Sarajevo, as his special envoy to a celebration taking place in Skopje, Macedonia, on 11 September 2016, at the conclusion of a special day of thanksgiving for the canonization of Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta.Mother Teresa, whose birth name was Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, was born in Skopje in 1910, when the city was part of the Ottoman Empire. Beatified in 2003, she is scheduled to be canonized by Pope Francis at a ceremony in St. Peter’s Square on 4 September.Mother Teresa was an ethnic Albanian, but due to the conflicts in the Balkans in the first part of the 20th century – including the First World War – Skopje was under various jurisdictions, so she held at different times Ottoman, Serbian, and Yugoslavian citizenship. She became a citizen of her adoptive India in 1948.Skopje is now the capital of the modern Republic of Macedonia, which declared independence from Yugoslavia ...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has named Cardinal Vinko Pulic, the Archbishop of Sarajevo, as his special envoy to a celebration taking place in Skopje, Macedonia, on 11 September 2016, at the conclusion of a special day of thanksgiving for the canonization of Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta.
Mother Teresa, whose birth name was Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, was born in Skopje in 1910, when the city was part of the Ottoman Empire. Beatified in 2003, she is scheduled to be canonized by Pope Francis at a ceremony in St. Peter’s Square on 4 September.
Mother Teresa was an ethnic Albanian, but due to the conflicts in the Balkans in the first part of the 20th century – including the First World War – Skopje was under various jurisdictions, so she held at different times Ottoman, Serbian, and Yugoslavian citizenship. She became a citizen of her adoptive India in 1948.
Skopje is now the capital of the modern Republic of Macedonia, which declared independence from Yugoslavia in 1991.
A life-size bronze statue of Mother Teresa would be installed at the residence of the Calcutta archbishop on Aug 25, the eve of Mother Teresa’s 106th birth anniversary.This was announced by Archbishop Thomas D’Souza of Calcutta at a press meet at the Archbishop’s House in Kolkata on August 19. The Teresa statue will be installed next to a statue of Saint John Paul II.The statue has been donated by Namit Bajoria, who is the Designate Honorary Consul of the Republic of Macedonia in Kolkata. Bajoria is also engaged in various philanthropic activities.The statue would be installed by Church Art – a Kolkata-based firm engaged in making various work of art for the church, schools and museums.Mother Teresa was born on August 16, 1910, in Skopje the capital city of the Republic of Macedonia. The Macedonian government announced earlier this month that the Balkan nation will mark the Mother Teresa canonization with several events and manifestations.(Matters Ind...
A life-size bronze statue of Mother Teresa would be installed at the residence of the Calcutta archbishop on Aug 25, the eve of Mother Teresa’s 106th birth anniversary.
This was announced by Archbishop Thomas D’Souza of Calcutta at a press meet at the Archbishop’s House in Kolkata on August 19. The Teresa statue will be installed next to a statue of Saint John Paul II.
The statue has been donated by Namit Bajoria, who is the Designate Honorary Consul of the Republic of Macedonia in Kolkata. Bajoria is also engaged in various philanthropic activities.
The statue would be installed by Church Art – a Kolkata-based firm engaged in making various work of art for the church, schools and museums.
Mother Teresa was born on August 16, 1910, in Skopje the capital city of the Republic of Macedonia. The Macedonian government announced earlier this month that the Balkan nation will mark the Mother Teresa canonization with several events and manifestations.(Matters India)
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has expressed his love for the people of the Amazon region in a message to the XVII National Eucharistic Congress of Brazil, taking place this weekend in Belém.Reflection on the call of Jesus Christ to preach the Gospel, and to baptize, Pope Francis said “while we strive to promote the new evangelization throughout the land, we should remember events in the past connected to the preaching of the Gospel: In them we can contemplate the grace of God, Who is always rich in mercy, and calls all men to salvation in Christ.”In his message, the Holy Father mentioned his love for the church leaders from the Amazon, and every part of Brazil.“In confirming the faith of the people, transmitting catechesis, reminding them to practice prayer and the exercise of charity in everyday life; you will give special emphasis to the domestic church, which is the family, within which are born and educated the future generations of Christians and missi...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has expressed his love for the people of the Amazon region in a message to the XVII National Eucharistic Congress of Brazil, taking place this weekend in Belém.
Reflection on the call of Jesus Christ to preach the Gospel, and to baptize, Pope Francis said “while we strive to promote the new evangelization throughout the land, we should remember events in the past connected to the preaching of the Gospel: In them we can contemplate the grace of God, Who is always rich in mercy, and calls all men to salvation in Christ.”
In his message, the Holy Father mentioned his love for the church leaders from the Amazon, and every part of Brazil.
“In confirming the faith of the people, transmitting catechesis, reminding them to practice prayer and the exercise of charity in everyday life; you will give special emphasis to the domestic church, which is the family, within which are born and educated the future generations of Christians and missionaries.”
The Pope’s message was delivered by his special envoy to the event, Cardinal Cláudio Hummes, OFM.
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Four years ago photographer Andrew George approached the medical director of a Los Angeles hospital with an unusual request: He wanted to meet and take photographs of people about to die....
DALLAS (AP) -- Most restrictions on flights between the U.S. and Mexico will lift on Sunday, a change expected to bring more options and possibly lower prices for travelers....
