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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told the U.S. Congress on Wednesday that the world's two largest democracies can anchor stability and prosperity from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific in an aspirational speech that glossed over continuing divisions in the relationship....
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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) -- Rangers suspended their attempts on Wednesday to recover the body of a man who wandered from a designated boardwalk and fell into an acidic hot spring at Yellowstone National Park, another in a string of incidents raising concerns over visitor behavior....
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Two Palestinians opened fire near a popular open-air market in central Tel Aviv on Wednesday night, killing four Israelis and wounding at least five others in one of the deadliest attacks in an eight-month wave of violence....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Under mounting pressure from Democratic leaders to abandon his presidential campaign, Bernie Sanders returned home to Vermont on Wednesday following dispiriting losses to Hillary Clinton. He vowed to fight on for a political revolution but showed signs he would bow to the inevitable and bring his insurgent effort to a close....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Hillary Clinton opened her general election campaign against Donald Trump on Wednesday by accusing him of behaving like a "demagogue," likening his attacks on judges, the media, his opponents and their families to dark moments in world history....
Vatican City, Jun 8, 2016 / 10:55 am (CNA/EWTN News).- This week Pope Francis’ council of nine cardinals completed their 15th round of meetings on curial reform, tossing around suggestions on how to better harmonize and simplify the various Vatican departments.Some “required criteria” formed the framework of the cardinals’ discussions, according to a June 8 communique from Vatican spokesman Fr. Federico Lombardi, SJ.These criteria, he said, included “simplification, the harmonization of the various tasks of different bodies and possible forms of decentralization in relation to the episcopal conferences.”What has been termed as Pope Francis’ “Council of Cardinals” gathered in the Vatican June 6-8 to discuss the ongoing reform of the Roman Curia.All nine members were present for the meetings, and Pope Francis himself participated in most sessions, apart from Wednesday morning, which he spent with pilgrims during his General Audienc...
Vatican City, Jun 8, 2016 / 10:55 am (CNA/EWTN News).- This week Pope Francis’ council of nine cardinals completed their 15th round of meetings on curial reform, tossing around suggestions on how to better harmonize and simplify the various Vatican departments.
Some “required criteria” formed the framework of the cardinals’ discussions, according to a June 8 communique from Vatican spokesman Fr. Federico Lombardi, SJ.
These criteria, he said, included “simplification, the harmonization of the various tasks of different bodies and possible forms of decentralization in relation to the episcopal conferences.”
What has been termed as Pope Francis’ “Council of Cardinals” gathered in the Vatican June 6-8 to discuss the ongoing reform of the Roman Curia.
All nine members were present for the meetings, and Pope Francis himself participated in most sessions, apart from Wednesday morning, which he spent with pilgrims during his General Audience.
According to Fr. Lombardi, the majority of discussion focused on proposals surrounding different Vatican departments which had already been brought up in previous sessions.
The different departments – called “dicasteries” in Vatican jargon – touched on were the Congregations for Bishops, for Catholic Education, for Oriental Churches, for Clergy, the Secretariat of State, and the Pontifical Councils for Culture, for the Promotion of Christian Unity, and for Interreligious Dialogue.
Members of the council handed the Pope some of their ideas for different congregations based on discussion in previous meetings for his “further investigation and consultation.”
The ideas and suggestions given by the cardinals focused specifically on the Congregations for the Doctrine of the Faith, for Divine Worship, the Causes of Saints, and Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life.
Ideas surrounding the previous proposal for a new mega-dicastery titled “Charity, Justice and Peace” were also given to the Pope. The new department would merge the current Pontifical Councils for Justice and Peace, Cor Unum, Healthcare Workers, and Migrants and Itinerant Peoples.
In terms of individual contributions to the discussion, several members of the council provided an update on their work and reform process.
Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich and Freising, Coordinator of the Council for the Economy, and Cardinal George Pell, Prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy, both spoke on themes related to their own responsibilities and the ongoing process of the Vatican’s economic reform.
Msgr. Dario E. Vigano, Prefect of the new Secretariat for Communications, offered his thoughts on the reform process of communications system of the Holy See as well as the reorganization of communications work, both in production and in processes.
He also spoke on the integration of the Vatican’s various communications entities, particularly Vatican Radio and the Vatican Television Center, which will be taking place this year.
The council expressed their gratitude to Msgr. Vigano for the work already accomplished in his area, and encouraged him to continue along the same path.
Cardinal Sean O’Malley of Boston gave an update on work and activity of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, which he heads, and led an “exchange of thoughts” on Pope Francis’ motu proprio As a loving mother, published June 4, which stipulates that neglect on the part of a bishop in abuse cases is sufficient grounds to remove him from office.
The next round meetings for the council will take place Sept. 12-14, and a final session for 2016 is scheduled to take place Dec. 12-14.
CAIRO (AP) -- An EgyptAir plane that made an emergency landing Wednesday in Uzbekistan following a bomb threat resumed its flight and landed in Beijing, Egyptian officials said, the latest in a series of deadly or damaging air travel incidents involving Egypt....
HONOLULU (AP) -- Identical twin sisters Alexandria and Anastasia Duval always lived together, played together and worked together, operating what were once two of the hottest yoga studios in the Palm Beach, Florida, area. They called the business Twin Power Yoga....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Congress Wednesday that his nation and the U.S. have overcome "the hesitations of history" and called for ever-stronger economic and defense ties between the two countries....
