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WASHINGTON (AP) -- A day after Donald Trump, against all odds, won election as America's 45th president, Hillary Clinton on Wednesday said the nation proved to be "more divided than we thought" but urged unity and told her supporters, "We owe him an open mind and a chance to lead."...
Mal 3:19-20a; II Thes 3:7-12; Lk 21: 5-19The Danish philosopher, Søren Kierkegaard, tells the parable of a theater where a variety show is proceeding. Each act is more fantastic than the last, and each is applauded by the audience. Suddenly the manager appears on the stage, apologizing for the interruption. He announces at the top of his voice that the theater is on fire, and begs his patrons to leave the theatre immediately, without causing a commotion. The spectators think that it is the most amusing turn of the evening, and cheer thunderously. The manager again feverishly implores them to leave the burning building, and he is again applauded vigorously. At last he can do no more. The fire races through the whole building engulfing the fun-loving audience with it. "And so," concludes Kierkegaard, "will our age, I sometimes think, go down in fiery destruction to the applause of a crowded house of cheering spectators". Today’s readings warn u...
Donald Trump has been elected the 45th President of the United States. Trump easily reached the 270 electoral college vote threshold, taking many of the key battleground states. Before his supporters in New York President elect Trump promised to unify the nation after a rancorous campaign.Listen: Hilary Clinton called her Republican rival to concede but did not plan to speak publicly until Wednesday morning. Trump won in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, states that hadn't voted for a GOP presidential candidate since the 1980s. He also won in Florida, Ohio, North Carolina and others.Global stock markets and U.S. stock futures plunged, reflecting investor concern over what a Trump presidency might mean for the U.S. and world economies and trade.Among those sending their congratulations to the president elect was Russian President Putin and the President of the European Council Donald Tusk.
(Vatican Radio) The world has been reacting to the election of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States. Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin said, "we wish the new president well, that he may have a truly fruitful government.”German Chancellor Angela Merkel offered the President-elect ``close cooperation'', while UK Prime Minister Theresa May said she was looking forward to work with Mr Trump.Donald Trump gave, what was viewed as, a conciliatory victory speech in which he praised Clinton and urged Americans to ``come together as one united people'' after a deeply divisive campaign.But what are the challenges he faces? Lydia O’Kane spoke to Mattia Diletti, a lecturer in Political Science at Rome’s La Sapienza University.Listen: Mr Diletti says that one of the main challenges for Donald Trump is to “keep his promises” to the American people. He also says that his focus could very well on be ...
(Vatican Radio) The Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, on Wednesday said he hoped the newly elected American president, Donald Trump, would be guided by God to serve his country but also to promote peace and wellbeing in the world.Talking to journalists on the sidelines of a conference at Rome’s Lateran University, the cardinal said he respected the will of the American people as expressed in this exercise of democracy. “We send our congratulations to the new president”, he continued, in the hope that “his government may bear real fruit”.Cardinal Parolin said it would be premature to comment on specific issues such as immigration, noting that the views of presidential candidates often differ from their policies once they become president and adding that Trump had already spoken “in leadership style”.He said Trump can be “assured of our prayers that the Lord may enlighten and support him” in the service of his ...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Wednesday urged the faithful not to fall into indifference but to become active instruments of mercy.Addressing the crowd gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the weekly General Audience at a time in which the Holy Year of Mercy is coming to an end, he reflected on the corporal work of mercy that calls us to visit the sick and the imprisoned.Recalling the many readings from the Scriptures that tell of how, during his life, Jesus incessantly reached out to the other, Pope Francis said: He is our model as we consider the corporal works of mercy that call on us to visit the sick and the imprisoned.With these works of mercy, he said, the Lord invites us to perform gestures of great humanity.Sick persons, he said, often feel very alone, and something as simple as a smile, the warm touch of a hand and a little company can prove to be excellent medicine.Praising those who visit the sick in hospitals, the Pope said their contribution is of inestim...
(Vatican Radio) Cardinal Peter Turkson, the President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, on Wednesday addressed the UNESCO, the United Nation’s cultural office, in Paris.They were holding an event to discuss Pope Francis’ ecological encyclical Laudato si’. The full text of the intervention is below Colloquium: “LAUDATO SI’, THE CARE FOR OUR COMMON HOME” The Earth, our Common Home: Challenges and Hope! “The Key Concept of Integral Ecology and its Evolution in the Church’s Social Teaching” Cardinal Peter K.A. Turkson PresidentUNESCO – Paris, 9 November 2016 Introduction: It is truly a pleasure and a privilege to be at UNESCO’s headquarters to reflect on the Encyclical, Laudato sì, the care for our common home. At your invitation this afternoon, I wish to present the theme of integral ecology, so central to the encyclical, and its evolution in t...
Vatican City, Nov 9, 2016 / 04:45 am (CNA/EWTN News).- After Donald Trump pulled off what was for many a surprising victory in the United States election, Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin offered his prayers that the new president-elect would promote peace in a world torn by conflict.“First of all, we take note with respect the will of the American people in this exercise of democracy which they tell me was characterized by a large turnout. Then we congratulate the new president, so that his government can be truly fruitful,” Cardinal Parolin told Vatican Radio Nov. 19.He also assured of his prayers, “so that the Lord illuminate him and sustain him in the service of his homeland, naturally, but also of the peace and wellbeing of the world.”“I believe that today it is needed for everyone to work to change the global situation, which is a situation of serious laceration and grave conflict.”Cardinal Parolin spoke at the inauguration...
Filling a void created by congressional inaction, voters in a scattering of states tightened gun control laws and approved increases in the minimum wage. The campaign to legalize marijuana achieved a major breakthrough, with victories in at least six states....
NEW YORK (AP) -- Donald Trump awakened a movement of angry working-class voters fed up with political insiders and desperate for change. On Tuesday, that movement propelled him to the White House....
