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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The latest developments in the 2016 presidential campaign (all times EST):...
NASHUA, N.H. (AP) -- Former President Bill Clinton made his debut solo appearance in New Hampshire Monday on behalf of his wife, Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign - a lot grayer, a bit trimmer and far more subdued than nearly a quarter century ago when he rescued his flagging 1992 campaign in this key early voting state....
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) -- For all its years of strife, Israel has rarely seen anything quite like this: an armed, wanted Arab killer on the loose, spreading fear across the land....
NEW YORK (AP) -- It was a gloomy start to the new year on Wall Street as stocks sank as part of a global sell-off....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama defended his administration's plans to tighten the nation's gun-control restrictions without going through Congress, insisting Monday that the steps he'll announce fall within his legal authority and uphold the constitutional right to own a gun....
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Allies of Saudi Arabia followed the kingdom's lead Monday and scaled back diplomatic ties to Iran after the ransacking of Saudi diplomatic missions in the Islamic Republic, violence sparked by the Saudi execution of a prominent Shiite cleric....
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- By executing a senior Shiite cleric, Saudi Arabia effectively lit a match to set off regional sectarian tensions and its rivalry with Iran, threatening to derail already-shaky peace efforts over the wars in Syria and Yemen....
Catholics in ??Barisal, some 123 kilometers south of the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka, "waited for a long time to have their own diocese. Now the pope has fulfilled their wish, and I shall do everything to take care of them,” said Auxiliary Bishop Lawrence Subrato Howlader of Chittagong, whom Pope Francis on Dec. 29 appointed the first bishop of the new Diocese of Barisal. Barisal was created out of the Diocese of Chittagong. "The distance between Barisal and Chittagong was a huge barrier to our pastoral work. Now this barrier has been removed, and I give thanks to Almighty God for it," the Holy Cross bishop told AsiaNews. With the new diocese, Bangladesh now has seven dioceses, all suffragans of Dhaka Metropolitan Archdiocese. Barisal will border to the east with the mother Diocese of Chittagong and to west with the Diocese of Khulna. Barisal’s St Peter’s Church will be the cathedral of the new diocese and St Peter the Apos...
Catholics in ??Barisal, some 123 kilometers south of the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka, "waited for a long time to have their own diocese. Now the pope has fulfilled their wish, and I shall do everything to take care of them,” said Auxiliary Bishop Lawrence Subrato Howlader of Chittagong, whom Pope Francis on Dec. 29 appointed the first bishop of the new Diocese of Barisal. Barisal was created out of the Diocese of Chittagong. "The distance between Barisal and Chittagong was a huge barrier to our pastoral work. Now this barrier has been removed, and I give thanks to Almighty God for it," the Holy Cross bishop told AsiaNews. With the new diocese, Bangladesh now has seven dioceses, all suffragans of Dhaka Metropolitan Archdiocese. Barisal will border to the east with the mother Diocese of Chittagong and to west with the Diocese of Khulna. Barisal’s St Peter’s Church will be the cathedral of the new diocese and St Peter the Apostle its patron saint. (Source: AsiaNews)
(Vatican Radio) In the spirit of Christmas and New Year, the parish of the Indian Archdiocese of Bombay on Sunday regaled local street dwellers and their families with some pleasant moments of warmth and belonging away from the harsh realities of life on the pavement. The Jan. 3 event at the Cathedral Parish of the Holy Name in the Fort area organized by the local St. Vincent de Paul Society included games, snacks, lunch and spot prizes. The youngsters danced shouted and freaked out to Bollywood music with gay abandon, some of them exhibiting thier vocal talents. Cardinal Oswald Gracias who joined the party later, made the street dwellers feel at home, going about freely among the people, greeting and blessing them. He led a general prayer, in Hindi, reminding everyone that Christ came into our world to bring peace, love and hope and that, as a family of brothers and sisters they celebrate it especially at Christmas. He prayed that the paren...
(Vatican Radio) In the spirit of Christmas and New Year, the parish of the Indian Archdiocese of Bombay on Sunday regaled local street dwellers and their families with some pleasant moments of warmth and belonging away from the harsh realities of life on the pavement. The Jan. 3 event at the Cathedral Parish of the Holy Name in the Fort area organized by the local St. Vincent de Paul Society included games, snacks, lunch and spot prizes. The youngsters danced shouted and freaked out to Bollywood music with gay abandon, some of them exhibiting thier vocal talents. Cardinal Oswald Gracias who joined the party later, made the street dwellers feel at home, going about freely among the people, greeting and blessing them. He led a general prayer, in Hindi, reminding everyone that Christ came into our world to bring peace, love and hope and that, as a family of brothers and sisters they celebrate it especially at Christmas. He prayed that the parents of the children would be able to find work and that the children themselves would get the opportunities to move forward in life. He hoped that the New Year bring them success, happiness and faith. Cardinal Gracias himself joined in one of the games, to the delight of his guests. After lunch he handed out gift hampers to each family. Blankets, sweets and goodies were given as parting presents to the guests as they returned to the harsh reality of the streets.
Sri Lankan Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith ushered in the new year celebrating Mass for the women prisoners and their children in the country’s largest jail. The cardinal who is Archbishop of Colombo, celebrated the Mass in in the women’s ward of the Welikada prison in the suburbs of the capital, organized by the prison chaplain, Fr Julian Patrick Perera, and the Sisters of the Holy Family. The inmates set up the hall for the Mass which was in Sinhalese, Tamil and English. Later, the women prisoners handed Card Ranjith some written requests urging him to intercede with the government on their behalf to speed up trials and help have better contact with their children, so that they may soon return to their families. A woman noted some of them have been there for 10, 15 years, saying the government would also gain saving on their expenses. In his homily, Card Ranjith stressed that despite thei...
Sri Lankan Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith ushered in the new year celebrating Mass for the women prisoners and their children in the country’s largest jail. The cardinal who is Archbishop of Colombo, celebrated the Mass in in the women’s ward of the Welikada prison in the suburbs of the capital, organized by the prison chaplain, Fr Julian Patrick Perera, and the Sisters of the Holy Family. The inmates set up the hall for the Mass which was in Sinhalese, Tamil and English. Later, the women prisoners handed Card Ranjith some written requests urging him to intercede with the government on their behalf to speed up trials and help have better contact with their children, so that they may soon return to their families. A woman noted some of them have been there for 10, 15 years, saying the government would also gain saving on their expenses. In his homily, Card Ranjith stressed that despite their imprisonment their life does not end in the prison. He urged them to use their imprisonment as a good opportunity and a challenge in trying to convert their life and follow the right path. He reminded them of their dignity, and their respect should not be destroyed, especially during the current Year of Mercy of the Catholic Church. He urged them to try and live in the Mercy of Jesus. At the end of the Mass, Card. Ranjith handed gifts to the youngest children of the prisoners. (Source: AsiaNews)
